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  1. Research // 26.10.2010

    ZEW Survey Among Financial Market Experts: Good Marks For Basel III – Systemic Risks Remain

    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…
  2. CEE Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 22.10.2010

    ZEW-Erste Group Bank Sentiment Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) - Inclusion of Turkey into the ZEW-Erste Group Bank Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe

    Since October, the ZEW-Erste Group survey for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE region) has expanded by the inclusion of Turkey. Thus, the analyzed CEE region comprises one additional country and the assessment…
  3. CH Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 21.10.2010

    ZEW-CS Financial Market Test Switzerland - Expectations Deteriorate Significantly

    Economic expectations for Switzerland continued to diminish significantly in October. The ZEW-CS Indicator dropped by 22.4 points, dipping into very negative territory at minus 27.5 points. The ZEW-CS Indicator…
  4. ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 19.10.2010

    ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment - Expectations Slightly Diminished

    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…
  5. Information Economy // 18.10.2010

    Service Providers of the Information Society - Mobile Devices Are On the Rise

    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…
  6. Information Economy // 14.10.2010

    Service Providers of the Information Society - ICT Service Providers Boost Sentiment

    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…
  7. Research // 12.10.2010

    German Companies All Set For Demographic Chance By Applying Specific Personnel Measures

    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…
  8. Research // 23.09.2010

    Bachelor Implementation and Its Short-Term Effects

    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…
  9. Firm Foundations // 22.09.2010

    ZEW Study: Dawn of Hope for the IT Industry - Slight Increase in High-Tech Start-Ups

    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…