The economic expectations for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), which are ascertained monthly by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, supported by Erste Bank der oesterreichischen…
The latest Financial Market Survey Switzerland, carried out by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in cooperation with Credit Suisse, reveals that expectations regarding the Swiss economy diminished…
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany improved in August 2008 by 8.4 points and now stands at minus 55.5 points after minus 63.9 points in the previous month. This is still well below its…
According to energy market experts, the energy security in Europe will decrease over the next ten years. Especially the energy security through crude oil is assessed pessimistically. Regarding the question on…
In summer 2008, nearly 24 per cent of the firms in Baden-Württemberg assess their business situation as positive. With 23 per cent a nearly equal part currently finds itself within a negative business…
Energy experts expect rising prices for natural gas, coal, electricity and crude oil over the next six months. The vast majority of them estimate that even in the long term (over the coming five years), the…
Young German high-tech start-ups quickly take the risk of entering international markets. Within the first years after their foundation, 31 per cent of the start-ups alreadygenerate profits abroad. Start-ups…
The Summer Olympics in Beijing bring China into the focus of worldwide publicity. However, the Olympic Games will have few longterm effects on the Chinese economy. Direct impulses on Chinese stock markets by…
To keep the number of start-ups in Germany on a high level in 2050, the percentage of women venturing into independence has to increase by six percentage points and the number of university graduates by ten…