Latest Press Releases

  1. ZEW/Prognos Survey // 10.03.2008

    ZEW/ProgTrans TransportmarktBarometer – Slower Price Rise in Transport Markets Expected

    The insecurity due to the future economic and trade development – the major factors of transport demand – does not leave transport markets unaffected. During the next six months, the expected growth of…
  2. Research // 04.03.2008

    ZEW Energy Market Barometer: German Energy Policy Does Not Focus Sufficiently on Economic Efficiency and Security of Supply

    According to market experts, German energy policy focuses too strongly on environmental compatibility, while a significantly lower priority is given to other important objectives, such as an energy supply at…
  3. Personnel // 22.02.2008

    Baden-Württemberg Minister of Finance Stratthaus and Member of Board of Executive Directors at BASF, Voscherau, Re-Elected Chairman and Vice-Chairman of ZEW Supervisory Board

    The Supervisory Board of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, re-elected Gerhard Stratthaus, Minister of Finance of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, to serve as chairman. The deputy…
  4. Research // 20.02.2008

    ZEW Survey Among Financial Market Experts – Customers Have to Expect Additional Closings of Savings Banks and Mutual Savings Banks

    The consolidation in the German banking sector will continue in the future. Especially German savings banks and mutual savings banks will close additional branches. On the contrary, foreign private banks will…
  5. CEE Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 15.02.2008

    ZEW-Erste Bank Sentiment Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe - Economic Expectations for the CEE Region Stabilise; Outlook for the Stock Markets Improves Significantly

    The economic sentiment indicator for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), which is calculated on a monthly basis by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), supported by Erste Bank der oesterreichischen…
  6. CH Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 14.02.2008

    ZEW–CS Financial Market Test Switzerland - Economic Expectations for Switzerland Have Diminished Noticeably

    The Financial Market Test Switzerland, carried out by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in cooperation with the Credit Suisse, revealed that economic expectations diminished considerably in…
  7. Research // 13.02.2008

    ZEW Energy Market Barometer: Energy Prices Continue to Increase – Short-Term Relaxation in Oil Price

    During the past months, the oil price reached new weekly record highs. For the coming six months, the situation in the crude oil market is going to stabilise, while a further price increase in natural gas is…
  8. Dates and News // 12.02.2008

    Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) Competes Successfully for International Third-Party Research Funding

    For the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, 2007 was a very successful year. Despite a tough national and international competition among economic research institutes for research contracts,…
  9. ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 12.02.2008

    ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment - Economic Sentiment Improves Slightly

    The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany improved in February 2008 by 2.1 points and now stands at minus 39.5 points after minus 41.6 points in the previous month. This is still well below its…