http://www.dbresearch.com/PROD/DBR_INTERNET_EN-PROD/RSS_NEU_7TAGE_EN.caliasHere are all publications and articles of the last 7 days. DB Research is one of the world's leading think tanks for trends in business, society and the financial markets.enMon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200ResearchCopyright 1996-2010, DB Research, Deutsche Bank AGmarketing.dbr@db.comhttp://www.dbresearch.com/dbr/images/rss/logo.gifhttp://www.dbresearch.com“...I expect global freight transport to grow further this year and next, which also means increases in sea freight and cargo handling in ports. In light of slightly weaker global economic activity, growth rates – as in 2011 – will fail to match the record increases achieved in 2010. However, robust global growth will probably help sea transport as a whole to grow by approximately 4% p.a. Probable drivers are China’s and other emerging markets’ appetite for commodities on the one hand, and a further, albeit in my opinion probably slower, integration of the world's economies and thus the globalisation of production processes on the other...“http://www.dbresearch.com/servlet/reweb2.ReWEB?addmenu=false&document=PROD0000000000288657&rdShowArchivedDocus=true&rwobj=ReDisplay.Start.class&rwsite=DBR_INTERNET_EN-PRODMon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200Globalisation, Other sectors, Sectors / commodities, Transport, Transport policyPROD0000000000288657http://www.dbresearch.com/servlet/reweb2.ReWEB?addmenu=false&document=PROD0000000000288574&rdShowArchivedDocus=true&rwobj=ReDisplay.Start.class&rwsite=DBR_INTERNET_EN-PRODMon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200Emerging marketsPROD0000000000288574http://www.dbresearch.com/PROD/DBR_INTERNET_EN-PROD/PROD0000000000288501/Bulgaria.pdfFri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200PROD0000000000288501Electronic money (e-money) is the digital equivalent of cash. It can be used for making payments without involving bank accounts in the transactions and always acts as a prepaid bearer instrument. So far, e-money still is a niche market. However, innovative mobile payment systems, the digitalisation of financial services and virtual e-money might boost the usage of e-money and might thus support its importance as a payments instrument in the near future.http://www.dbresearch.com/PROD/DBR_INTERNET_EN-PROD/PROD0000000000288496/E-money%3A+Niche+market+that+might+be+expanding.pdfFri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200E-commerce, Information technology, Innovation, Internet, Macroeconomics, Social values / Consumer behaviour, Technology and innovationPROD0000000000288496With interest rates likely to remain at depressed levels for years to come in most developed banking markets, the focus is on the impact this may have on interest margins and banks’ net interest income. Historical data for the US shows that with a flattening of the yield curve, margins face significant pressure as long-term rates draw closer to short-term rates. This margin compression is exacerbated as funding costs approach the zero bound, while asset yields continue to fall.http://www.dbresearch.com/PROD/DBR_INTERNET_EN-PROD/PROD0000000000288493/Low+interest+rates+pressuring+US+bank+margins.pdfFri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200Banking, Capital markets, Global financial markets, International financial markets, International financial system, Key issues, Monetary policyPROD0000000000288493