Price of a Big Mac indicates krone is undervalued
Denmark is 7th on the latest global ‘Big Mac index’, invented by The Economist in 1986 as an ‘economics for beginners’ guide to whether currencies are at their ‘correct’ level. Although at 30 kroner Denmark…
MoreSocialists will squeeze the rich
While the government is hoping to push through tax cuts after summer the Socialist People’s Party (SPP) is determined to ’squeeze the rich’ to finance the expected deficit in local authorities’ budgets over…
MoreBrexit campaigner: Denmark could be next
Denmark is one of a group of smaller countries that could soon follow Britain out of the EU, according to right-wing British politician Nigel Farage, a leading voice in the recent Brexit campaign….
MoreAmbulance service files for bankruptcy
The Netherlands ambulance services company BIOS, which covers the island of Funen and southern Jutland, has been forced to file for bankruptcy after failing to reimburse the local regional authority with a mistaken…
MoreDPP pushes for more border control
The Danish People’s Party has called for a new ‘gendarmerie’ corps to patrol the borders. Danish border ‘gendarmes’, a mixture of the military, police, and customs officials, were abolished in 1969 but the populist…
MoreSurvey: Tax cuts would encourage high earners to work more
One in four taxpayers in the top income bracket would work more if the punitive top rate of taxation was reduced. In a new Megafon survey for TV2 News ahead of upcoming tax…
MoreAmbassador stresses strong Danish-British links
Britons and Danes will remain strong allies after Brexit – that’s the message from British Ambassador Vivien Life in a lengthy interview with Politiken to mark her departure from Denmark this week after…
MoreDanish aid suffers from budget cuts, refugee costs
Denmark’s reputation as a generous development aid provider is under threat from a reduced foreign aid budget and fast-rising refugee costs, According to a new OECD report Denmark is facing ‘significant challenges’. From…
MoreRetail sales up again
Denmark retail sales rose for a third straight month in June, despite a drop in consumer confidence. Retail sales grew 0.2 percent from May, when sales rose at the same pace, figures from…
MoreCopenhagen ‘4th most liveable city’
Copenhagen has made a comeback this year on Monocle magazine’s prestigious ‘Most Livable City 2016’ list. The Danish capital was ranked number 1 in 2009, 2013, and 2014, but slipped to number 10…
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