The basic social security benefit in Germany, known as the "normal requirement" ("Regelbedarf"), often does not suffice to pay for electricity costs. The gap between normal requirement and average electricity…
Economic expectations for Central and Eastern Europe including Turkey (CEE region) have decreased in December 2015. In the current survey, the ZEW-Erste Group Bank Economic Sentiment Indicator for the CEE…
The ZEW-CS Indicator for Switzerland has risen in December 2015 from exactly zero points to a reading of 16.6 points. Economic expectations for Switzerland have thus almost bounced back to the level registered…
The development on German transport markets shows a clear picture regarding price expectations in the next six months: Except for air and sea freight, prices will spiral up in all markets, in some markets even…
Professor Fuest, President of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), comments today's ECB decision: "The ECB was right to decide against an extension of monthly asset purchases. The effectiveness of…
