China’s share of the international M&A market has markedly increased since the turn of the century. Both the value and the number of transactions in which Chinese enterprises participated, either as a buyer or…
In the German banking sector, outsourcing of business processes will increase further within the next five years. Especially the outsourcing of payment transactions and research has the potential to produce…
The economic sentiment indicator for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), which is calculated on the basis of a monthly survey conducted by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), supported by Erste Bank…
The Financial Market Test Switzerland, carried out by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in co-operation with Credit Suisse, revealed in March that economic prospects continue to deteriorate. The…
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany rose in March 2008 by 7.5 points and now stands at minus 32.0 points after minus 39.5 points in the previous month. This is still well below its historical…
The insecurity due to the future economic and trade development – the major factors of transport demand – does not leave transport markets unaffected. During the next six months, the expected growth of…
According to market experts, German energy policy focuses too strongly on environmental compatibility, while a significantly lower priority is given to other important objectives, such as an energy supply at…
The Supervisory Board of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, re-elected Gerhard Stratthaus, Minister of Finance of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, to serve as chairman. The deputy…
The consolidation in the German banking sector will continue in the future. Especially German savings banks and mutual savings banks will close additional branches. On the contrary, foreign private banks will…
