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The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany increased in February 2009 once again. The indicator rose by 25.2 points and now stands at minus 5.8 points after minus 31.0 points in the previous month.…

The ongoing recession and the declining industrial production coming along with it have, for the time being, ended the rise in energy prices in Germany. The prices for electricity, crude oil and coal will…

In 2009 companies in Baden-Württemberg expect their investment activities to decrease significantly compared to the year before. This includes total investments as well as investments in information- and…

Many German banks are forced to alter their business models as a result of the international financial market crisis. Retail banking will gain in importance while investment banking will become less important.…

Around 20 percent of the companies based in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg currently assess their business situation as positive. 23 percent assess it as negative. About 57 percent are satisfied with…

For years, Heidelberg University and the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim have worked closely together in the realm of economic research. Now these two institutions have signed an…

Driven by the relatively strong economic climate in 2007, German businesses increased their investments in innovation. In 2007, the German economy added more than six percent to its innovation expenditures.…

Worldwide M&A activities have stabilised at the end of 2008 despite the rough economic climate and the problems from the financial market crisis. The ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A-Index rose by 14 points to 127 points in…

The financial market experts surveyed monthly by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, supported by the Erste Group Bank AG, Vienna, are considerably more optimistic about the economic…