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  1. ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 15.04.2008

    ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment: Expectations Decline

    The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany declined in April 2008 by 8.7 points and now stands at minus 40.7 points after minus 32.0 points in the previous month. This is still well below its…
  2. Information Economy // 14.04.2008

    Social Software: Companies Prefer Online Communities

    About one third of the companies in the economic sector IT-related service providers use at least one social software application for (their) internal or external communication with their customers or…
  3. Information Economy // 10.04.2008

    Business Outlook for ICT Service Providers and Knowledge-Intensive Service Providers Brightens Up

    In Germany the business situation of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) service providers, comprising enterprises of the branches software and IT-services, ICT-specialized trade as well as…
  4. ZEW Annual Report // 08.04.2008

    ZEW Annual Report 2007 - ZEW Increases Number of Staff and Earnings

    The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, increased its earnings in the business year 2007. The earnings rose to 14.72 million Euros and thus notably exceeded previous year’s result (14.15…
  5. Research // 07.04.2008

    Increase of China’s Share of the Global M&A Market

    China’s share of the international M&A market has markedly increased since the turn of the century. Both the value and the number of transactions in which Chinese enterprises participated, either as a buyer or…
  6. Research // 19.03.2008

    ZEW Survey Among Financial Market Experts – Outsourcing in the German Banking Sector Will Increase Further

    In the German banking sector, outsourcing of business processes will increase further within the next five years. Especially the outsourcing of payment transactions and research has the potential to produce…
  7. Research // 13.03.2008

    ZEW-Erste Bank Sentiment Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe - Economic Sentiment for Central and Eastern Europe Recovers Considerably

    The economic sentiment indicator for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), which is calculated on the basis of a monthly survey conducted by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), supported by Erste Bank…
  8. CH Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 12.03.2008

    ZEW–CS Financial Market Test Switzerland - Economic Outlook for Switzerland Deteriorates

    The Financial Market Test Switzerland, carried out by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in co-operation with Credit Suisse, revealed in March that economic prospects continue to deteriorate. The…
  9. ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 11.03.2008

    ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment: Economic Sentiment Continues Recovery

    The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany rose in March 2008 by 7.5 points and now stands at minus 32.0 points after minus 39.5 points in the previous month. This is still well below its historical…