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  1. Firm Foundations // 22.09.2010

    ZEW Study: Dawn of Hope for the IT Industry - Slight Increase in High-Tech Start-Ups

    Software Start-ups Support Positive Development, Research-intensive Industries still Losing / Founders Name Biggest Problems The number of high-tech start-ups in Germany increased by 3.1 percent compared to…
  2. ZEW/Prognos Survey // 20.09.2010

    ZEW/ProgTrans Survey Among Transport Market Experts – Moderately Increasing Transport Prices Expected for the Next Six Months

    In most segments of the transport market, demand will grow steadily during the next six months. Due to the increasing demand and the improved capacity utilization, companies using transport services should…
  3. CEE Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 16.09.2010

    ZEW-Erste Group Bank Sentiment Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE): Economic Recovery in Central and Eastern Europe Slows Down

    The economic expectations for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) decline by 3.2 points in September. The CEE indicator which reflects the assessment of the financial market experts regarding the economic…
  4. CH Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 15.09.2010

    ZEW-CS Financial Market Test Switzerland - Expectations Deteriorate

    The ZEW-CS-Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Switzerland has declined by 14.2 points, retreating to the minus 5.1 mark in September. In the wake of a short-lived improvement in August, the Indicator has…
  5. ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 14.09.2010

    ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment - Expectations Decrease Strongly

    The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany drops by 18.3 points in September 2010. The indicator now stands at minus 4.3 points after 14.0 points in the previous month. This value is below the…
  6. Research // 13.09.2010

    Broadband Internet Access Makes Firms More Innovative

    The effective use of modern information and communication technologies requires a high-performance broadband infrastructure. The European Commission (EU 2020 strategy) and the German government (broadband…
  7. CEE Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 20.08.2010

    ZEW-Erste Group Bank Sentiment Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) - Economic Sentiment Indicators for Central and Eastern Europe Recover

    The economic sentiment indicator CEE which reflects the assessment of the financial market experts regarding the economic development in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) on a six months time horizon increases…
  8. CH Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 19.08.2010

    ZEW-CS Financial Market Test Switzerland - Expectations somewhat more upbeat

    Economic Expectations for Switzerland brighten up again somewhat in August. The relevant ZEW-CS-Indicator recorded a gain of 6.9 points, reaching the 9.1 mark. This is revealed by the current Financial Market…
  9. ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 17.08.2010

    ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment - Slight Decrease

    The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany drops by 7.2 points in August 2010. The indicator now stands at 14.0 points after 21.2 points in the previous month. This value is below the indicator’s…