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  1. Research // 25.10.2007

    German Federal Cartel Office Curbs Acquisitions of Public Utilities by Energy Suppliers

    The wave of acquisitions in the German energy industry has subsided. Current examinations by Dr. Patrick Beschorner and Martina Lauk of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim suggest that…
  2. CEE Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 23.10.2007

    ZEW-Erste Bank Sentiment Indicator for Central and - Eastern Europe Economic Expectations for Central and Eastern Europe Resume Downward Trend

    In October, the results of the survey among financial market experts conducted by the ZEW, the Centre for European Economic Research, Mannheim, supported by Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen, Vienna,…
  3. Research // 22.10.2007

    ZEW ICT Survey 2007 – Internet Has Become Integral Part of Daily Business Life

    Nearly all companies in Germany (98 per cent) have internet access by now. Meanwhile the smaller companies that hesitated before setting up an internet connection three years ago have caught up.
  4. CH Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 18.10.2007

    ZEW-CS Financial Market Test Switzerland - Economic Expectations Clearly Less Pessimistic

    The latest survey carried out by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in cooperation with Credit Suisse reveals that the assessment of the current economic situation in Switzerland has brightened up.…
  5. Information Economy // 17.10.2007

    Service Providers of the Information Society – Realisation of Customer Demands Main Motive for Service Export

    About half of the companies in the economic sector service providers of the information society export their services to other countries. The main motive for these export activities is the realisation of…
  6. ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 16.10.2007

    ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment - First Tendency to Stabilization

    The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany remained unchanged in October 2007 and stands like in the previous month at minus 18.1 points. This is still well below its historical average of 32.1 points.…
  7. Information Economy // 15.10.2007

    IT-Related Service Providers - Sentiment and Expectations Deteriorate

    The business situation of the IT-related service providers has deteriorated in the third quarter 2007. The ZEW-IDI, sentiment indicator for the economic sector IT-related service providers, calculated on the…
  8. Research // 01.10.2007

    The ZEW Energiemarktbarometer – Experts do not Expect Ease of Energy Price Situation

    The vast majority of the experts interviewed in the course of the ZEW Energiemarktbarometer (Energy Market Barometer) estimate that in the long term (over the coming five years) industry customers will have to…
  9. Personnel // 01.10.2007

    Dr. Holger Bonin Appointed New Head of the Department "Labour Markets, Human Resources and Social Policy" at ZEW

    As of October 1, 2007, Dr. Holger Bonin (39) takes up his position as head of the department “Labour Markets, Human Resources and Social Policy” at the Centre for European Economic Research GmbH (ZEW) in…
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