Frankfurt (Main) does not only make its name as Germany’s financial capital but is also a leading force when it comes to high-tech start-ups in Germany. This is the finding of a recent study conducted by the…
In spite of the severe economic crisis, German businesses have maintained their levels of innovation. Although innovation expenditures declined in 2009 for the first time in thirteen years, the decline was…
The ZEW-Erste Group Bank CEE Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe including Turkey (CEE region) has dropped by 6.5 points to 16.2 points in January 2011. The economic expectations for the CEE region on a…
Economic expectations for Switzerland turned out to be somewhat more moderate in January 2011, with the relevant ZEW-CS-Indicator edging down by 5.9 points to the minus 18.4 mark. The ZEW-CS-Indicator is…
The economy has just recovered from the economic crisis, and already the public debate about skilled worker shortage is continuing. Many firms claim they are not able to fill vacancies with sufficiently…
In the fourth quarter of 2010, the sentiment in the economic sector of service providers of the information society continued to improve in comparison to the previous quarter. A reason for this is, in…
Thirty five percent of innovative German companies already use cloud computing. However, several companies consider its impact on the protection of sensitive business data and the dependence on external…
According to the ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A-Index, the global M&A activity has reached this year’s lowest value in November with 97 points. With this value, the indicator in November ranges about 3 points below its initial…
