Slight rise in exports
Danish exports rose by 0.8% last year despite the growing shadow of the US-Chinese trade war and have now grown by more than 200% over the last 30 years. In response to the…
MoreDip in consumer confidence
Despite the strong economy consumers have become more pessimistic. The consumer confidence index fell to 3.3 points in February from 3.9 points in January, the latest Statistics Denmark figures show. The monthly survey…
MoreMaersk shares plummet as trade war hits profit
Shares in A.P. Møller-Mærsk plunged by more than 10%, Thursday after the shipping giant made a weaker than expected profit forecast citing uncertainty over the US-China trade war. Although fourth-quarter earnings were mostly…
MoreNo return for deported Thai girl
A teenage Thai girl controversially deported from Denmark last year will never be allowed to return under the terms of new family reunification rules agreed by the government, Danish People’s Party (DPP) and…
MoreSyrians expelled for embassy attack
Four Syrian Kurds who threw Molotov cocktails at the Turkish embassy in Copenhagen last March have been given prison sentences with deportation to follow. Copenhagen District Court ruled the quartet planned and carried out…
MoreMinister reprimanded in oysters dispute
A dispute over mussels and oysters has led to a parliamentary reprimand for Fisheries Minister Eva Kjer Hansen (V). A cross party majority consisting of the Danish People’s Party (DPP), Social Democrats, Red/Green…
MoreDenmark start for Tour de France 2021
Denmark will host the ‘Grand Départ’ of the Tour de France in 2021. Christian Prudhomme, general director of the worlds biggest cycle race, confirmed the start date late yesterday after Finance Minister Kristian Jensen…
MoreFinance Ministry defends finance watchdog
Finance Minister Rasmus Jarlov has dismissed opposition calls to fire the board of directors at the Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) after the agency was placed under formal investigation by the European Banking Authority (EBA),…
MoreMajor Swedish bank linked to Danske Bank scandal
Swedbank, one of Sweden’s biggest banks, has been hit by money laundering allegations closely linked to the Danske Bank scandal. A Swedish television (SVT) programme has claimed that at least DKK40bn ($5.8bn) was…
MoreAnti-corruption agency welcomes EU probe of FSA
Transparency International has welcomed the European Banking Authority’s (EBA) move to investigate the Danish and Estonian financial supervisory authorities concerning their failure to spot the Danske Bank money laundering scandal. Maíra Martini, Knowledge…
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