Posted on 04. Dec, 2019 in: News

Saudi prince invests $12 million in HIV research company

Enochian Biosciences (ENOB), a Danish biotech company focused on the treatment and cure of HIV, has been given a $12m cash boost by a wealthy Saudi prince. Berlingske reports how HRH Mohammed bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulazi Al…

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Posted on 04. Dec, 2019 in: News

Pension fund targets France in new investment strategy

PFA, the largest customer-owned pension company in Denmark, has announced three new real estate investments totalling DKK3.4bn (€455m) in French assets, including an office and residential property in in the classically built Square d’Orleans in…

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Posted on 04. Dec, 2019 in: News

Business shorts

Supermarket chain aims to cut carbon emissions by 75%….Gaming agency launches anti-gambling campaign….Government increases gambling tax Supermarket chain Coop Denmark has announced plans to cut carbon emissions in its operations by 75% by 2025 and…

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Posted on 03. Dec, 2019 in: News

Government presents ‘tax and spend’ budget

After weeks of long, drawn-out negotiations the government and its allies have finally hammered out the terms of the 2020 budget. The agreement reached late last night will increase welfare spending across the…

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Posted on 03. Dec, 2019 in: News

Social Liberals made the government pay

The government had problems concluding the 2020 budget because the Social Liberals (Radikale) are uncomfortable with their role as a support party – that’s the view of leading political commentators who claim agreement…

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Posted on 03. Dec, 2019 in: News

PM in one on one meeting with Trump

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has been granted a face to face meeting with President Donald Trump at this week’s NATO summit in London. The President has also scheduled bilateral meetings with German Chancellor…

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Posted on 03. Dec, 2019 in: News

Politician’s ISIS relative wants to return to Denmark

A distant relative of Conservative politician Naser Khader who travelled to Syria two years ago to join the Islamic State (ISIS) is hoping to return to Denmark. The 21-year-old woman was charged with…

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Posted on 03. Dec, 2019 in: News

New party increases risk of wasted votes

Support for the Liberal Alliance (LA) has dropped to under the 2% threshold for parliamentary representation, increasing the risk of voter wastage for the ‘blue’ bloc opposition at the next election. A poll…

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Posted on 03. Dec, 2019 in: News

Wild boar fence completed

The 68-kilometre wild boar fence along the German border was completed Monday, aimed at preventing the spread of swine fever that could damage the lucrative Danish pork industry but a symbolic gesture that…

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Posted on 03. Dec, 2019 in: News

AAA+ credit rating for Denmark

Respected U.S. rating agency Moody’s has affirmed Denmark’s triple-A credit rating, ‘reflecting a very high degree of economic and fiscal resilience’. The positive rating is based on: (1) Denmark’s wealthy, competitive and diversified…

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7:59 – All the Danish News That Fits

7:59 – Danish News Today, is the most reliable source of daily Danish news in English for diplomats, the ex-pat community, the business sector, or anyone in Denmark or abroad seeking an insight into what’s happening in Denmark right now.

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7:59-Noticias Danesas de Hoy es una nueva fuente de noticias en inglés dirigida especialmente al cuerpo diplomático, extranjeros viviendo en Dinamarca

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