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Negative interest rates for 5-10 years…..Biggest insurance company re-thinks investment strategy……Ørsted closes in on Baltic wind projects…. Interest rates will remain in negative territory for the next 5 to 10 years according to…
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The government is preparing to accede to Donald Trump’s demand to spend at least 2% of GDP on defence. In a 2018 letter to former prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and other European leaders, President…
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U.S. Ambassador Carla Sands has gone too far by specifying how Denmark should spend its defence budget, lawmakers from both the ruling Social Democrats and the Danish People’s Party (DPP) said last night…
MoreDenmark, fearful of reaction, keeps quiet on China’s Muslim camps
Denmark has failed to react to leaked documents revealing China’s systematic brainwashing of hundreds of thousands of Muslims in so-called ‘re-education camps’ because Danish politicians don’t believe it would make any difference. The…
MoreCrown Prince in Poland: Diplomacy and trade
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth, arrived in Poland on a 1-day visit, Monday, to mark the centenary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. They were greeted by President Duda…
MoreDenmark leads the way in prosperity
For the 10th straight year Denmark has been named the most prosperous country in the world by the Legatum Institute, a London-based think-tank with a global vision: To see all people lifted out…
MoreØrsted proposes energy island in Baltic Sea
Partially state-owned Ørsted has laid out an ambitious blueprint for the world’s first offshore wind energy island – an artificial island off the coast of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea, where, according to…
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Danske Bank gets IT warning….Pakistan looks toward Denmark for clean energy….Japan deal for biotech company…. Troubled Danske Bank has agreed to improve governance of its IT systems following an inspection of the systems…
More$2.5bn investment in new fighter jets but fewer international missions
Denmark will be unable to participate in as many international military missions when the Danish Air force finally takes delivery of its new, $2.5bn fleet of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) jets, according…
MoreDefence Minister promises more Nordic cooperation
Denmark should be prepared to come to Sweden and Finland’s aid in the event of a military, or even cyber, attack Defence Minister Trine Bramsen said following last week’s meeting of defence ministers…
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