Posted on 03. Dec, 2013 in: News

EU stress test ‘no problem’ for Danish banks

Leading Danish banks will sail through the EU’s upcoming stress test of banks, Danish National Bank Governor Lars Rohde told the annual general meeting of the Danish Bankers’ Association yesterday. He said the…

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Posted on 03. Dec, 2013 in: News

Denmark could increase exports by DKK100bn

Danish exporters enjoy success in the Nordic countries, USA, and other prosperous countries but under-perform in Eastern Europe, non-EU countries, and Africa. A new study by DI, The Confederation of Danish Industries, claims…

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Posted on 03. Dec, 2013 in: News

Private sector still struggling with crisis – bancruptcies up again

582 businesses filed for bankruptcy in November, an 8% rise on October. Despite post-summer optimism the figures are now approaching the disastrous level of 2012 – 4,766 companies went bust during the first…

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Posted on 03. Dec, 2013 in: News

Lundbeck will grow despite losing money-spinner says CEO

Danish pharma giant Lundbeck believes it will have doubled in size by 2020, despite the financial pain of losing patent protection on its leading product, and ‘cash-cow’, Cipralex next year. The antidepressant accounts…

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Posted on 03. Dec, 2013 in: News

‘Denmark needs skilled immigrants’ – but keeps deporting them

Denmark’s strict requirements for residency are again under fire after a Chinese national was ordered to leave the country. Although 30-year-old Yuying Zhang fits the description of the skilled immigrant that politicians constantly…

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Posted on 03. Dec, 2013 in: News

Maersk under investigation in Russia

The Russian competition authority FAS, the Federal Antimonopoly Service, has launched proceedings against a total of 13 carriers suspecting of coordinating prices, including the A.P. Møller subsidiary, Maersk Line. The FAS and the…

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Posted on 02. Dec, 2013 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, November 25th – December 1st,2013

Politics/Economy Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt expressed satisfaction with the government’s budget deal with the Liberals and Conservatives, despite previously stating that her preference was a ‘red’ based agreement with the Red/Greens. Commentators…

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Posted on 02. Dec, 2013 in: News

Former Egypt Ambassador on Mohammed crisis: ‘No regrets’

Egypt’s ambassador to Denmark during the Mohammed cartoons crisis eight years ago still fails to understand why prime minister at teh time, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, refused to enter into dialogue with Muslim ambassadors….

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Posted on 02. Dec, 2013 in: News

Intelligence boss has to go says DPP

While the opposition in general are unhappy with Jakob Scharf, head of the Danish Security and Intelligence Service, the Danish Peoples’ Party has gone one step further and demanded that Justice Minister Morten…

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Posted on 02. Dec, 2013 in: News

Social Democrats will fight blue majority with politcal results

If there was an election now the opposition would regain power with a 91-84 seat  majority, according to the findings of a new Voxmeter opinion poll for Jyllands-Posten. The Social Democrats’ policy spokesperson, Magnus Heunicke,…

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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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