The Economic Meltdown
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Global M&A Downturn
The ZWE ZEPHYR M&A index of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) started in January 2000 (Index= 100) to measure the worldwide mergers and acquisitions acitivities. Over the last months this index drops significantly from 156 (Jan. 2001) to 138 (Dec. 2007) to 113 at the end of the 1st quarter 2008 and below the average [...]
Global Retail Development Index
A. T. Kearny’s Global Retail Development Index 2008 (GRDI; download PDF) has ranked Vietnam as the number 1 emerging market for retail opportunities. After 3 years in a row Vietnam replaces India from the top place. Reasons are a strong GDP growth (6.5% for the 1st half of 2008), a better political framework and the [...]
4000 Liter …
… of water are needed to produce 1 liter of the alternative fuel “bioethanol” (Source: Nestlé)! In a “NZZ am Sonntag” interview Peter Brabeck-Lethmathe, Nestlé-CEO, meant that water is a greater problem than CO2 emmisions. Yes and no! Bioethanol seems to be not a solution in favor to exploit another natural ressource. But on the markets level [...]
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