The economic and financial crisis has lead to heavy losses in the worldwide mergers and acquisitions (M&A). However, this development did not stop the buying mood of Chinese firms. In the second half of 2009…
For the five largest office real estate markets in Germany, namely Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf and Munich, decreasing returns are expected until the end of 2011. The top rents will slightly decrease…
Basel III better protects banks from future crises. That is the opinion of the majority of 214 financial market experts surveyed by ZEW on the proposed new international rules on bank capital standards known as…
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany has dropped slightly by 2.9 points in October 2010. The indicator now stands at minus 7.2 points after minus 4.3 points in the previous month. This value is…
Mobile devices like smartphones or tablet PCs are being used in many firms today. These devices make it possible for the mobile users to access the internet and internet-based services and applications…
In the third quarter 2010, the sentiment in the economic sector of service providers of the information society consisting of ICT service providers and knowledge intensive service providers is optimistic. "The…
The percentage of older staff members in the total number of employees in German companies has been continually increasing for the last few years. To avoid losses in productivity, many firms already rely on…
By introducing the Bachelor degree at German universities, political decision makers in Germany hoped, among other things, to overcome the skilled worker shortage. They expected that obtaining a university…
Software Start-ups Support Positive Development, Research-intensive Industries still Losing / Founders Name Biggest Problems
The number of high-tech start-ups in Germany increased by 3.1 percent compared to…