In August 2013 economic expectations for Central and Eastern Europe including Turkey (CEE) improved by 7.6 points. The ZEW-Erste Group Bank Economic Sentiment Indicator for the CEE region now stands at a level…
In August 2013 economic expectations for Switzerland increased slightly by 2.4 points. Accordingly, the ZEW-CS Indicator of economic expectations now stands at 7.2 points. This could be a first indication that…
In the three years following a cartel breakdown, the number of mergers is significantly higher than in the three years preceding the collapse. A recent study conducted by the Centre for European Economic…
Global M&A activities (mergers and acquisitions) decreased again in the first half of 2013. The ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A Index reflects the completed mergers and acquisitions worldwide. Its current downturn has started…
The German energy policy is too fixated on the question how households and companies can be relieved from increasing energy costs. Instead, improving cost-efficiency in terms of energy supply and energy use…
German companies are well positioned on the global market for energy-efficient technologies. Against the backdrop of an assessment of the Federal Environment Agency, according to which the volume of this global…
