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  1. M&A Index // 16.04.2014

    ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A Index Germany - Positive Signals for Mergers and Acquisitions

    After a long dry spell, the German M&A market is showing a moderate upward trend again. Having ranged at a level of 50 points in August 2013 – the lowest level since October 2011 –, the ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A Index…
  2. CH Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 16.04.2014

    ZEW-CS Financial Market Test Switzerland: Economic Expectations Decline - Assessment of the Current Economic Situation Improves

    In April 2014 economic expectations for Switzerland have decreased by 12.0 points. The ZEW-CS Indicator now stands at a level of 7.0 points, which is still signalling stable economic expectations. The ZEW-CS…
  3. Research // 10.04.2014

    Increasing Mobile Market Concentration in the EU and Germany

    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…
  4. Comment // 08.04.2014

    Statement of the Independent Expert Commission on the Monitoring Report Issued by the Federal Government - Evaluation of the Progress in Implementing the Energy Transition: Interim Results Are Mixed

    In the statement on the federal government’s 2012 monitoring report, the Expert Commission on the monitoring process "Energy of the Future" reports mixed interim results for Germany’s "Energiewende", i.e. the…
  5. China Economic Panel // 02.04.2014

    China Economic Panel (CEP) by ZEW and Fudan University (Shanghai) - Economic Expectations for China Decline for the Fourth Consecutive Month

    In the current survey (March 12 to March 28, 2014) the CEP Indicator of Economic Sentiment for China worsened by 3.2 points reaching a value of 7.7 points. This is the fourth decline of economic expectations…
  6. Research // 28.03.2014

    ZEW-PwC Indicator of Economic Sentiment China – Cautious Start into the "Year of the Horse" – Indicator of Economic Sentiment China Falls Slightly

    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…