Unprecedented revival of equipment investment - delayed recovery in leasing

According to the results of the latest Ifo Business Survey in the Leasing Sector, the improvement of the investment climate has now also reached leasing. In the course of the fourth quarter of 2010 the favourable assessments of the present business situation gained the upper hand slightly. The investment indicator based on the situation appraisals of the leasing companies now shows a considerably more dynamic development than up to now. For the year as a whole, according to present calculations, growth of a good 8½% occurred.