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  1. CH Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 21.01.2010

    ZEW-CS Financial Market Test Switzerland - Economic expectations brighten up slightly in January

    The ZEW-CS-Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Switzerland edged up in January 2010 by 2.2 points, reaching the 56.2 mark. The current rise outweighs the indicator’s slight decline noted in December 2009. This…
  2. ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 19.01.2010

    ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment - Recovery Slows Down Somewhat

    The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany decreased by 3.2 points in January 2010. The indicator now stands at 47.2 points after 50.4 points in the previous month. This value is still well above the…
  3. Information Economy // 18.01.2010

    Service Providers of the Information Society - Companies deploy Green IT primarily in order to reduce operating costs

    The term Green IT includes apart from the energy efficient and environmentally friendly production and disposal of information and communication technology (ICT) also the reduction of emissions via the use of…
  4. Information Economy // 14.01.2010

    Service Providers of the Information Society - Economic Sentiment among ICT Service Providers and Knowledge Intensive Service Providers Further Improves

    The economic situation among companies in the economic sector service providers of the information society further improves. Companies in this economic sector overall expect a positive development in the first…
  5. Research // 29.12.2009

    ZEW Financial Market Test - Financial Market Experts Expect Poor Year 2010 for Stock Markets

    The outlooks for stock markets in Germany and the USA are quite poor. A final result of an average of about 6,150 points is expected for the German stock market index DAX in 2010. In mid-December the DAX stood…
  6. CH Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 18.12.2009

    ZEW-Erste Group Bank Sentiment Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) - Economic Expectations for Central and Eastern Europe Recover

    The economic expectations for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) improve considerably by 21.1 points, reaching 52.0 points in December. 60 percent of the financial experts surveyed expect an improvement of the…
  7. Research // 17.12.2009

    Reduction of Unemployment Benefit Entitlement Length for Older Unemployed Was Avoided Before Reform Became Effective in 2006

    In the three months before the reduction of the maximum entitlement length of unemployment benefits for older unemployed became effective in February 2006, the number of unemployed people sometimes doubled.…
  8. CH Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 17.12.2009

    ZEW-CS Financial Market Test Switzerland - Economic expectations diminish marginally

    Economic expectations for the next six months for Switzerland edged down slightly again in December. The ZEW-CS-Indicator dipped by 2.4 points to the 54.0 mark. This reveals the current Financial Market Test…
  9. ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 15.12.2009

    ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment - Nearly Unchanging Economic Expectations

    The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany decreased slightly by 0.7 points in December 2009. The indicator now stands at 50.4 points after 51.1 points in the previous month. This value is still well…