The upward trend of the economic sentiment indicator for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is interrupted for the time being. The indicator that reflects the economic expectation within a six month time horizon…
Economic expectations for Switzerland diminished somewhat in November. In the wake of the strong surge recorded in previous months, the relevant ZEW-CS-Indicator lost ground by 8.6 points, but continued to…
Car drivers in Germany are willing to spend more money on low-carbon cars. On average they accept a surcharge of 68 euro for a car emitting one gram per kilometre (g/km) of CO2 less. These are the findings of a…
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany decreased slightly by 4.9 points in November 2009 and now stands at 51.1 points after 56.0 points in the previous month. This value is still well above the…
Gerhard Stratthaus MdL (Chairman of the Supervisory Board), Minister of Finance of the State Baden-Württemberg, ret., Dr. hc.c. Eggert Vorscherau (Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board), Chairman of…
In 2008, the number of start-ups in Germany decreased for the forth year in a row. A decline of about seven percent compared to the previous year resulted in only 206,000 start-ups. This is the lowest number of…
Worldwide activities in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) stabilised at the end of the third quarter of 2009. In September, the indicator reached 105 points. Therefore, the index of the third quarter 2009 is…
In the future, China's economy will still be one of the fastest growing economies in the world. China's share of the global gross domestic product (GDP) will continue to grow in the next ten years. The USA's…
As a result of the global economic and financial crisis, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) of firms have declined considerably. Private equity businesses in particular, as highly important investors in M&A deals,…
