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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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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),…

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…