About 40 per cent of the IT-related service providers use e-commerce, the possibility to take orders online, in their relations with end users. The four most frequently encountered payment systems are:…
As of today, August 1st, 2007, Dr. Andreas Löschel (35) takes up his position as head of the research department "Environmental and Resource Economics, Environmental Management" at the Centre for European…
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany dropped by 9.9 points in July 2007 and now stands at 10.4 points after 20.3 points in June. This is still below its historical average of 32.8…
In the economic sector of IT-related service providers, more than two thirds of the companies use software that has been created according to their specific requirements. Approximately 75 per cent of the…
The ZEW-IDI, sentiment indicator for the economic sector IT-related service providers, in the second quarter 2007 has increased by 2.1 points in comparison to the first quarter 2007 and now reaches a value of…
In the course of the Supervisory Board meeting of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) on 11 June 2007, Dr. h.c. Eggert Voscherau, Vice-Chairman of the Executive Board at BASF AG, was elected new…
According to the assessment of leading financial experts from 18 banks, surveyed by ZEW on a quarterly basis, interest rates in the euro zone will continue rising during the coming months. No significant…
To stay competitive on global markets, German companies need to significantly increase their investments in research and development (R&D). In order to motivate especially small and medium-sized firms, Germany…
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany dropped by 3.7 points in June 2007 and now stands at 20.3 points after having boasted 24 points in May. This is still below its historical average of 33.0…