Mortgage lender makes moves to avoid liquidity freeze
Nykredit, Denmark’s biggest mortgage lender, is planning ‘minor but important’ adjustments to address risks that the National Bank has warned are threatening Denmark’s $400 billion mortgage bond market. From Bloomberg Business News: Peter…
MoreBorder controls in place ‘if needed’ says PM
Denmark is ready to copy Sweden and impose border control at the start of next year, but only if absolutely necessary Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen emphasised at a press conference, Monday. After…
MoreRefugees reject Sweden
An increasing number of refugees are turning their back on Sweden. New figures from the Swedish Immigration Authority (Migrationsverket) reveal that an average of 300 refugees per month have withdrawn their application for…
MoreMore criticism from Torture Committee
The UN’s Torture Committee has criticised Denmark for employing ‘legal loopholes’ to avoid paying financial compensation to 23 Iraqi nationals who were tortured after being handed over to the Iraqi authorities by Danish…
MoreDenmark’s ‘misguided’ Mali contribution
Many countries, including Denmark, are making a significant contribution to the UN peacekeeping force in Mali but are supplying the wrong type of equipment and manpower, according to Danish Major General Michael Lollesgaard, head…
MoreDenmark 4th in quality of life
Danes enjoy a good quality of life – but not as good as Norwegians. Denmark was ranked 4th on the Human Development Index (HDI) 2015, released Monday by the United Nations Development Programme…
MoreThree Romanians jailed for trafficking
Three Romanian nationals have been jailed for up to three years, with deportation to follow, in Denmark’s first ever court case of human traffickers exploiting their victims for crime purposes. The court found…
MoreBusiness shorts
Minister pushes for bigger fish quoatas/ Chr. Hansen gets €75m loan from EIB / Cowi appointed to Bahrain project Fish: The seas around Denmark are bursting with so much fish that Danish fishermen…
MoreNo full membership of Europol
Denmark cannot be a full member of Europol after Danes voted ‘No’ last week to a flexible opt-in arrangement under EU Justice and Home Affairs laws – that was the message to Danish Prime…
MoreMayor of London: Denmark’s EU exemption could help UK
A special agreement with the EU that allows Denmark to ban non-residents from buying homes in this country is being touted in the UK as an answer to British Prime Minister David Cameron’s…
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