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  1. Research // 05.02.2008

    Private Wealth Accumulation: Public Saving Scheme for Building Purposes – Central Savings Motive for Many Households

    For around three quarters of the people in Germany saving for building purposes, the public promotion of savings dedicated to homeownership (the so-called Bausparen) through housing bonuses is a major reason…
  2. M&A Index // 30.01.2008

    ZEW-ZEPHYR-M&A-Index: Worldwide M&A Activities Decline in 2007 - Sideways Movement Expected for 2008

    Worldwide mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activities have decreased in the year 2007. The ZEW-ZEPHYR-M&A-Index finished at 131 points in December 2007. In December 2006 the Index had been at 149 points. This is…
  3. Research // 28.01.2008

    German Innovation Survey 2007 – Strongest Growth in Innovation Expenditures of German Companies Since 2002

    Driven by the good economic situation, German companies have increasingly invested in innovation. In 2006, the innovation expenditures of the German economy saw a strong six per cent growth and amounted to…
  4. Research // 23.01.2008

    ZEW Survey Among Financial Market Experts: Strong Competition in Retail Banking – Banks Rediscovered Private Customers

    Competition for customers has not only increased during the past two years but will also toughen in the future. These are the findings of a recent survey by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW),…
  5. CEE Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 18.01.2008

    ZEW-Erste Bank Sentiment Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe: GDP Growth of 5 Percent Expected for CEE Region in 2008 and 2009. Positive Assessment of the Current Economic Situation; Economic Expectations for the First Half of 2008 Slightly Declining

    The monthly survey among financial experts conducted by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, and supported by Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen, Vienna, recorded slightly lower…
  6. CH Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 17.01.2008

    ZEW–CS Financial Market Test Switzerland - The Credit Suisse ZEW Indicator of Economic Expectations Falls in January

    The Financial Market Test Switzerland, carried out by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in cooperation with the Credit Suisse, revealed somewhat diminishing economic expectations in Switzerland…
  7. Information Economy // 16.01.2008

    Service Providers of the Information Society Mainly React to Fluctuations in Demand with Overtime and Short-Time Working

    Nearly 40 per cent of the companies in the economic sector service providers of the information society, which is characterised by a high ICT intensity and makes up around 8 per cent of the overall German gross…
  8. ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 15.01.2008

    ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment - Economic Sentiment deteriorates further

    The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany decreased in January 2008 once again and now stands at minus 41.6 points after minus 37.2 points in the previous month. This is still well below its…
  9. Information Economy // 14.01.2008

    German Service Providers of the Information Society Split over Business Situation and Expectations

    The German service providers of the information society are split over their business expectations for the first quarter 2008. The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) service providers, comprising…