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Managers of German companies active in China fear a further slowdown of the Chinese economy: they estimate the probability of an economic downturn in the next twelve months to be 45%, compared to a figure of…

When one or both parents emigrate in order to find employment abroad and leave their children behind in their country of origin, this has a negative impact on the health and on the psychological well-being of…

Economic expectations for Central and Eastern Europe including Turkey (CEE region) have declined in October 2015. In the current survey, the ZEW-Erste Group Bank Economic Sentiment Indicator for the CEE region…

The ZEW-CS Indicator for Switzerland continued its upward trend in October 2015. It rises by 8.6 points to a reading of 18.3 points, its highest level since March 2014. In this month’s survey only 13 percent of…

The distribution of market income between individual households in Germany is sensitive to developments in the German national economy. This is the case at both ends of the income scale, depending on the type…

Developments in German transport markets have left little room for price increases in the coming six months. Particularly in road freight, a downward price trend is to be expected. Things are much more varied,…