In the ongoing controversy surrounding the share dividend scandal a British former investment banker involved in developing the scheme has provided an insight into how the Danish state was scammed out of billions…

Business Minister Simon Kollerup has dismissed concern from east European countries that they could lose out from ‘carbon leakage’, in which companies transfer production to countries with weaker climate policies in order to…

The government has pledged a further DKK37m ($5.5m) to the war on terror. Speaking on the sidelines of the UN Global Summit in New York, Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said the aim is…

The Social Democrat government isn’t ready to increase the tax on capital income and share earnings in next year’s budget, a key issue for the party when in opposition. In a mail to…

Danish authorities and the police were warned of alleged bribery at Carlsberg’s Indian subsidiary in 2018 but failed to react. Correspondence seen by Berlingske reveal how the State Prosecutor’s Office for Serious Economic…

Retail sales remained stable in August. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show sales grew by a slight 0.3 percent month-on-month in August, after remaining unchanged in July. In June, sales increased 0.6 percent….

Bankers Association Finance Denmark has backed moves to offer more protection to bankers that are legally required  to report on customers involved in suspicious transactions. The government wants to make it possible to…

Siemens fires 600 / Vestas expands in Australia / Carlsberg aims for zero water waste …. Siemens Gamesa will lay off up to 600 employees, a continuation of its €2bn cost reduction plan…

A head of department at the tax agency who was responsible for approving multi-billion refunds in the share dividend scam has admitted she wasn’t up to the job. Dorthe Pannerup Madsen, who was…

The number of failed asylum seekers granted ‘tolerated residency’ until they can be safely deported is slowly rising again. The latest Danish Immigration Service figures show there are currently 89 people with tolerated…