Top CEOs want tax cuts, not deductions
The government is considering an Allowance for Corporate Equity (ACE) deduction to encourage businesses to reinvest their equity – and to attract foreign investors – but in a recent survey 72% of the…
MoreDankort operator likely to be sold to American equity fund
Danish card payment services company, NETS, is close to being sold off in a record deal. According to finance industry reports 46% of Nets’ shareholders have agreed to sell their shares to American equity…
MoreDanish troops attacked in Kabul
A Danish military convoy was the target of a suicide bombing in Kabul, Sunday, while escorting a group of civilian advisers. No Danish troops were injured from the attack. The Danish armed forces…
MoreForeigners cost Danish hospitals millions
Danish hospitals are spending millions on treating foreign patients without ever receiving reimbursement. When travellers get treated in Danish hospitals they either pay for the treatment themselves or their country of origin funds…
MoreDanish warship built with North Korean forced labour
North Korean forced labour helped to build a new Danish warship, the Lauge Koch. A new TV documentary, The Warship’s Secret (Krigsskibets Hemmelighed), has revealed how Danish taxpayers’ money ended up in the hands of…
MoreDanes think highly of Germans
Danes have an increasingly positive opinion of Germans, a new Wilke poll for Jyllands-Posten shows. In the poll, conducted ahead of yesterday’s German election which assured Angela Merkel a fourth consecutive term, 80%…
MorePrime Minister praises close alliance with Conservatives
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has praised the ‘close relationship’ with alliance partner, the Conservatives, despite some ‘rough patches.’ In a recorded message to the Conservatives’ annual party conference over the weekend, the…
MoreDevelopment minister pledges more funding for women’s health
Denmark is set to double its funding for women’s reproductive and sexual health throughout the world. Speaking at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, New York, where she shared the stage with…
MoreConservatives warn of Russian threat
The Conservatives are aiming to upgrade the Danish military to deal with the increasing threat from Russia. Ahead of upcoming negotiations surrounding a new defence bill the coalition party has called for extra…
MoreUber set on returning to Denmark
Controversial ride-sharing company Uber is hoping to return to Denmark with a revamped edition of its infamous taxi-app, outlawed by Danish policymakers last year and and now banned in London. “We are here…
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