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  1. Personnel // 04.12.2007

    Ministry of Finance Appoints Three New Members to the ZEW Supervisory Board

    The new members of the Supervisory Board of the Centre for European Economic Research GmbH (ZEW), Mannheim, are State Secretary Dr. Dietrich Birk MdL, Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts…
  2. Research // 27.11.2007

    ZEW's IKT Survey among 4,300 Companies – Retail Leads in Business Process Outsourcing

    On the whole, 58 per cent of German companies partially or entirely outsource business processes such as, for instance, human resources or accounting to external service providers. First in line are retail…
  3. CEE Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 20.11.2007

    ZEW-Erste Bank Sentiment Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe - Pessimistic Economic Expectations for the CEE Region Prevail

    The financial market experts that are asked about their economic expectations for the CEE region in a monthly survey conducted by the ZEW, the Centre for European Economic Research, Mannheim, supported by Erste…
  4. Firm Foundations // 19.11.2007

    Business Start-Ups in Germany – Strong Economy Leads to New Corporate Service Providers

    In 2006, the number of companies offering corporate services increased considerably. Compared to the previous year, the number of start-ups in this economic sector rose by four per cent. The total number of…
  5. CH Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 15.11.2007

    ZEW–CS Financial Market Test Switzerland - Current Economic Situation and Expectations Worsen

    The Financial Market Test Switzerland, carried out by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in cooperation with Credit Suisse, reveals in November that the assessments of the current economic picture…
  6. ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 13.11.2007

    ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment - Subprime Crisis is Extending

    The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany decreased significantly in November 2007 and now stands at minus 32.5 points after minus 18.1 points in the previous month. This is still well below its…
  7. Research // 30.10.2007

    ZEW ICT Survey among 4,300 Companies – In Terms of IT Outsourcing German Businesses Rely on National Partners

    Nowadays, about 64 per cent of the companies in Germany entirely or partly subcontract IT services such as the installation of hardware and software as well as programming services to external providers.…
  8. M&A Index // 29.10.2007

    ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A Index - Worldwide M&A Activities Regress in the Third Quarter of 2007

    Worldwide mergers and acquisitions activities have further decreased in the third quarter of 2007. The ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A Index regressed by 17 points and stands at 120 points in September 2007. In August 2007 the…
  9. Research // 25.10.2007

    German Federal Cartel Office Curbs Acquisitions of Public Utilities by Energy Suppliers

    The wave of acquisitions in the German energy industry has subsided. Current examinations by Dr. Patrick Beschorner and Martina Lauk of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim suggest that…