Latest Press Releases

  1. Information Economy // 14.10.2010

    Service Providers of the Information Society - ICT Service Providers Boost Sentiment

    In the third quarter 2010, the sentiment in the economic sector of service providers of the information society consisting of ICT service providers and knowledge intensive service providers is optimistic. "The…
  2. Research // 12.10.2010

    German Companies All Set For Demographic Chance By Applying Specific Personnel Measures

    The percentage of older staff members in the total number of employees in German companies has been continually increasing for the last few years. To avoid losses in productivity, many firms already rely on…
  3. Research // 23.09.2010

    Bachelor Implementation and Its Short-Term Effects

    By introducing the Bachelor degree at German universities, political decision makers in Germany hoped, among other things, to overcome the skilled worker shortage. They expected that obtaining a university…
  4. 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…
  5. 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…
  6. 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…
  7. 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…
  8. 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…
  9. 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…