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  1. CH Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 18.04.2012

    ZEW-CS Financial Market Test Switzerland - Stable Economic Outlook in April

    Reaching the 2.1 points-mark in April 2012, economic sentiment for Switzerland manoeuvres at a slightly higher level compared to the March reading. Due to this month’s improvement by 2.1 points the ZEW-CS…
  2. Research // 12.04.2012

    Online Trade: Increase in the Number of Sellers Leads to Decrease in Prices

    Internet shopping is becoming more and more popular. On price comparison sites users can obtain helpful advice, where to find the best price. A recent study conducted by the Centre for European Economic…
  3. M&A Index // 12.04.2012

    ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A-Index - Increasing Dynamics on German M&A Market

    An increasing number of concluded mergers and acquisitions (M&A) can be expected until the end of 2012 in Germany. This is the result of a forecast by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in…
  4. Research // 11.04.2012

    Quality Vocational Education Pays Off for Firms

    Quality vocational education pays off for young professionals who stay with their training companies, as has been shown over and over. According to new insights, however, young professionals who change to a…
  5. ZEW/Prognos Survey // 02.04.2012

    ZEW/ProgTrans Survey Among Transport Market Experts - Decreasing Economic Dynamics Curb Freight Traffic Volume

    The economic downturn is curbing the freight traffic volume. However, experts expect no decrease in freight volumes but a rather stable demand on most transport markets within the next six months. Expectations…
  6. Conferences // 29.03.2012

    Leibniz ScienceCampus "Mannheim Centre for Competition and Innovation" (MaCCI) Takes off

    An international conference on global regimes for the protection of intellectual property rights and corporate competitive behaviour on 29 March, 2012 launched the new Leibniz ScienceCampus "Mannheim Centre for…
  7. CEE Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 16.03.2012

    ZEW-Erste Group Bank Economic Sentiment Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE): Major Improvement of Economic Expectations for the CEE Region

    The ZEW-Erste Group Bank Economic Sentiment Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe including Turkey (CEE) has increased by 36.1 points in March 2012 to a level of 16.6 points, hence reaching positive…
  8. CH Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 14.03.2012

    ZEW-CS Financial Market Test Switzerland: Economic Expectations Reach Balanced Level

    In March 2012 economic sentiment for Switzerland has improved markedly by 21.2 points and is now balanced at the 0.0 level. This is the third consecutive increase of the ZEW-CS-Indicator. The ZEW-CS Indicator…