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  1. CH Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 17.11.2011

    ZEW-CS Financial Market Test Switzerland - Expectations Remain Dampened

    Economic expectations for Switzerland decreased in November 2011. The relevant ZEW-CS-Indicator dropped by 9.9 points to the minus 64.3 threshold. The ZEW-CS Indicator is calculated monthly by the Centre for…
  2. Research // 14.11.2011

    KfW/ZEW Start-up Panel: The Economic Upswing Does Not Stimulate All Start-Ups

    The strong economic growth in 2010 and the good situation on the labour market had no coherent impact on economically active start-ups and on young companies: In 2010, many start-ups were founded which would…
  3. Information Economy // 31.10.2011

    Information Industry - Rapid Diffusion of Tablet PCs

    The utilisation of tablet PCs among companies of the information industry is rapidly growing. Already 25 per cent of the companies provide their staff with tablets. This number is expected to grow by another 12…
  4. Information Economy // 27.10.2011

    Information Industry – Noticeable Decrease of Sentiment within the ICT Sector

    After having peaked during the second quarter of 2011, the sentiment in the economic sector of information industry has tarnished noticeably during the third quarter. The ZEW Sentiment Indicator Information…
  5. CEE Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 21.10.2011

    ZEW-Erste Group Bank Economic Sentiment Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) - Economic Expectations for the CEE Region Brighten Up

    The ZEW-Erste Group Bank Economic Sentiment Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe including Turkey (CEE) has increased by 13.0 points in October 2011 for the first time in the last five months. The indicator…
  6. M&A Index // 21.10.2011

    ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A-Index - M&A Activities in Germany Expected to Remain Stable

    Until mid-2012, no dynamic development of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is to be expected in Germany. M&A activities remain on a low but more stable level. These are the findings of a forecast by the Centre…
  7. CH Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 20.10.2011

    ZEW-CS Financial Market Test Switzerland - Economic Expectations Improve

    After the ZEW-CS Indicator declined for five consecutive months economic expectations for Switzerland have currently retreated from the decreases. In October 2011, the ZEW-CS-Indicator improved by 21.3 points…
  8. Firm Foundations // 19.10.2011

    ZEW Study - Again Decreasing Number of High-Tech Start-Ups in Germany

    In 2010 the number of high-tech start-ups in Germany fell by two per cent. This is a result of a recent study of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) conducted in cooperation with Microsoft Germany.…
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