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  1. CEE Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 20.08.2010

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

    The economic sentiment indicator CEE which reflects the assessment of the financial market experts regarding the economic development in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) on a six months time horizon increases…
  2. CH Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 19.08.2010

    ZEW-CS Financial Market Test Switzerland - Expectations somewhat more upbeat

    Economic Expectations for Switzerland brighten up again somewhat in August. The relevant ZEW-CS-Indicator recorded a gain of 6.9 points, reaching the 9.1 mark. This is revealed by the current Financial Market…
  3. ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 17.08.2010

    ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment - Slight Decrease

    The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany drops by 7.2 points in August 2010. The indicator now stands at 14.0 points after 21.2 points in the previous month. This value is below the indicator’s…
  4. Research // 11.08.2010

    ZEW Survey Among Financial Market Experts - Consolidate and Not Stimulate the Economy

    Now is the right time for politicians to change the course from stimulating the economy, e.g. by providing loan and bail-out programmes, to a policy of savings. This is the opinion of 263 financial market…
  5. Research // 04.08.2010

    Hong Kong and Singapore Most Attractive Places For German Investors – Large Divide Regarding Tax Burden in Asia-Pacific Region

    Hong Kong and Singapore are the particularly attractive for German investors due to tax reasons. For foreign direct investments, German investors only have to shoulder an effective tax burden of 11.8 percent in…
  6. Research // 27.07.2010

    Guidance Programmes and Transfer of Basic Workplace Skills Help Unemployed With Migration Background Finding a New Job Faster

    Certain external training measures of the German Job Centres help unemployed people with migration background receiving unemployment benefits (ALG II) to find a new job more quickly. Migrants especially benefit…
  7. Information Economy // 26.07.2010

    Social Software Applications on the Rise in German Businesses

    The trend to use social software applications in companies is continuing. Almost 47 percent of firms in the sector service providers of the information society, such as ICT service providers and…
  8. M&A Index // 21.07.2010

    ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A-Index - Worldwide Mergers and Acquisitions Still Bottoming Out

    During the second quarter of 2010, worldwide M&A activities have still not yet recovered from their sharp decline following the outbreak of the financial crisis in 2008. The ZEW-Zephyr M&A-Index stands at 118…
  9. Research // 19.07.2010

    New Concept For a More Transparent Pension Plan

    Consumers often consider private pension plans not to be transparent. The existing regulation to reveal all costs of pension plan contracts mostly miss the point of comparing different products. Main reasons…