The high-tech sector cannot escape the economic crisis. The number of start-ups dropped to a new low point in almost every high-tech sector. In total, the number of high-tech start-ups, which had been stable…
The sector service providers of the information society, comprising both knowledge-intensive and ICT-specialised service providers, has been highly innovative over the past twelve months. Around 40 percent of…
In the second quarter 2009, cautious optimism has emerged regarding the business situation in the sector service providers of the information society, which includes both knowledge-intensive service providers…
The European banking market is still highly fragmented especially with respect to retail banking. Customer proximity is essential for success in this segment of the banking business. This is the main reason why…
The economic crisis continues to keep the prices at the German energy markets at bay. Prices for electricity, raw oil, gas and coal are going to remain the same in the next six months. This is good news for…
The back of the Berlin Wall was colourful! You can see this for yourself at the Centre of Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim until the 22 December 2009. The institute is featuring a photo exhibition by Piet…
The optimism for the economic development in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) strengthens in June. The ZEW/Erste Group Bank sentiment indicator for the CEE region has risen by 14.4 points to 20.4 points. The…
According to the Financial Market Survey Switzerland, carried out by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in cooperation with Credit Suisse (CS), economic expectations continued to brighten up…
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany improved in June 2009. This is the eighth month in a row with an increase. The indicator rose by 13.7 points and now stands at 44.8 points after 31.1 points…
