The ZEW-IDI, sentiment indicator for the economic sector of IT-related service providers, has receded in the first quarter 2006 by 7.4 points to now 63.3 points. Its high level nevertheless expresses optimism,…
The number of mergers and acquisitions carried out by acquiring firms from the European Union in the last twelve months reached a new peak at more than 20,000 transactions. The number of transactions thus even…
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany fell by -0.7 points in April. However, compared with +63.4 points in March, the indicator's current level of 62.7 points is still well above its historical…
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany dropped by -6.4 points in March. Compared with +69.8 points in February, the indicator's current level of +63.4 points is far above its historical average of…
Employees usually do well accepting fixed-term employment contracts for a start since the probability of passing on to an employment contract of indefinite duration during the first year amounts to 38 per cent.…
In view of a more positive assessment of the economic development and foreign trade trends, the transport industry is expected to record an increased transport volume in all transport branches as well as a…
In Baden-Württemberg, 12 per cent of the companies in the IT and media sector, and selected user branches of information and media technology telephone via the Internet (Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)). 18…
Since summer 2005 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have increasingly benefitted from economic recovery and thus ended the past year in good spirits as in the boom year of 2000. 2006 also promises to be…
In Baden Württemberg, more than 41 per cent of the companies in the IT and media sector and selected user branches of information and media technologies partially or entirely outsource IT services to external…
