China will lose its monopoly position on the rare-earth market by the end of this decade. New suppliers will enter the market and weaken China's market power. The current Chinese mark-up on global rare-earth…
International activities of German banks have slumped since the outbreak of the financial crisis: from 2008 to 2009 alone, the international assets of large German banks dropped by 20 per cent. From 2002 until…
In April 2014 the economic expectations for Central and Eastern Europe including Turkey (CEE region) have improved by 24.0 points. The ZEW-Erste Group Bank Economic Sentiment Indicator for the CEE region now…
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…
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…
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…
