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In the course of the previous year, the number of high-tech start-ups in Germany stabilised. These are the findings of a study conducted by the Centre for European Economic Research, Mannheim, in cooperation…

From 2004 to 2006, a total of 53 per cent of the companies in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg have successfully introduced innovations. 42 per cent of these companies were able to launch new or…

The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany has continued its upward trend in May 2007. The indicator rose by 7.5 points and now stands at 24.0 points after 16.5 points in April. This is still below its…

- Third-party funds grew from 5.16 million euros to 6.19 million euros and have thus reached a record high since the institute’s foundation in 1991 - Very successful at acquiring EU projects - Number of…

In the coming six months, a rather subdued development on the German and European stock markets is to be expected. Short-term and long-term interest rates will rise only slightly in this period. These are the…

The extraordinary growth of international private equity transactions in recent years already earned private equity investors a reputation as the secret multinational companies of the new millennium. European…

The recovery of the ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany gained momentum in April 2007. The indicator rose by 10.7 points and now stands at 16.5 points after 5.8 points in March. This is still far…

In the past three months, more than a third of the IT-related service providers increased their expenses on information and communications technologies (ICT). About 35 per cent of the companies expect a further…