Marlène Rump

FocusEconomics SLU is an independent investment research firm headquartered in Barcelona, Spain. Founded in 1999, the firm provides economic analysis and forecasts for countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas, as well as price forecasts for key commodities. Their clients are from a variety of industries, including financial institutions, multinational companies and government agencies.

BAK Economics AG (BAK) is an independent economic research firm headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. The firm was founded by Peter Pfister in 1980 as a spin-off from the University of Basel. BAK prepares comprehensive economic commissioned studies and makes the findings usable for politics, economy and society. Macroeconomic, regional and industry-specific questions on an empirical and quantitative basis are the focus of their analyzes. This includes macroeconomic forecasts and scenarios, regional analyzes and industry studies, impact analyzes (economic footprint) and studies in the field of public finances. The firm also measures regional location quality and competitiveness (BAK Regional Economic Database) and creates well-founded strategic action bases on the basis of international benchmarking analyze.