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  1. CH Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 18.06.2008

    ZEW–CS Financial Market Test Switzerland - Economic Expectations Remain Dampened

    The latest Financial Market Test Switzerland, carried out by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in cooperation with Credit Suisse, continues to signal a weakening of the economic momentum on a…
  2. ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 17.06.2008

    ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment - Expectations Drop Significantly

    The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany dropped significantly in June 2008. The indicator decreased by 11.0 points and now stands at minus 52.4 points after minus 41.4 points in the previous month.…
  3. ZEW/Prognos Survey // 16.06.2008

    ZEW/ProgTrans Survey Among Transport Market Experts – High Price for Diesel Makes Freight Costs Increase

    Despite of the decreasing economic activity and the therefore smaller freight volumes, companies in Germany cannot expect decreasing transport prices within the next six months. On the contrary: except for rail…
  4. Research // 11.06.2008

    Rainforest Conservation Reduces Costs of International Climate Policy

    Preserving tropical rainforests is not only important for the protection of biodiversity but represents a particularly cost-efficient instrument of climate policy. If the world's rainforests were involved in…
  5. Research // 02.06.2008

    ZEW Survey Among Financial Market Experts: Dark Clouds Over the German Certificate Market

    A serious setback can be expected in the German certificate market if a large German or foreign issuer defaults. In this case, more than two thirds of the 205 financial market experts recently surveyed by the…
  6. Firm Foundations // 29.05.2008

    Upward Trend in High-Tech Start-Ups

    In 2007, there were more high-tech start-ups in Germany than in the previous years. Despite this upward tendency, the number of start-ups is still below the number reached in 1995. These are the findings of a…
  7. CEE Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 23.05.2008

    ZEW-Erste Bank Sentiment Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe: Experts Are More Cautious in Their Economic Expectations for Central and Eastern Europe

    After a continuous improvement of the economic expectations for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) during the last three months, experts appear to be more cautious in May. The CEE-Indicator, which is calculated…
  8. CH Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 21.05.2008

    ZEW–CS Financial Market Test Switzerland - Economic Expectations Brighten Up Again

    According to the survey results of the Financial Market Test Switzerland, carried out by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in cooperation with Credit Suisse, economic prospects have brightened up…