The resistance in Southern EU Member States against necessary reforms largely stems from three factors: shattered trust in the countries' policy-makers and governments, an ageing population, and insufficient…
China will lose its monopoly position on the rare-earth market by the end of this decade. New suppliers will enter the market and weaken China's market power. The current Chinese mark-up on global rare-earth…
International activities of German banks have slumped since the outbreak of the financial crisis: from 2008 to 2009 alone, the international assets of large German banks dropped by 20 per cent. From 2002 until…
Market concentration in the mobile phone sector in the European Union (EU) has been increasing since the beginning of the 21st century. In the mid-1990s, mobile phone markets were already expanding largely…
The prospects for the Chinese economy have slightly deteriorated since the beginning of 2014, according to estimates of German executives. The current ZEW-PwC Indicator of Economic Sentiment China shows that 20…
