What are the challenges and trends facing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the coming ten years? A joint study by ZEW and Prognos AG, commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and…
The German cultural and creative industries continue to expand. In 2013, total sales of the sector climbed to EUR 145 billion. The number of regular employees paying into the social insurance system increased…
Germany is still in a good shape when it comes to innovation strength. In an international comparison of 35 industrial nations, Germany ranked sixth. The leading countries, Switzerland and Singapore, remain…
The banks participating in the current ZEW Forecast Survey have revised downward their expectations for the German stock market index in the past three months. On average, however, the banks still expect an…
