Immigrants grab new jobs
New job figures reveal immigrants are far better than Danes at finding work. A new survey by weekly newsletter A4 shows that around half of all new jobs are nabbed by Swedes, Poles,…
MoreIndustrial production down
Denmark’s industrial production declined for the first time in three months in June, Industrial production fell 1.6 percent in June from a month ago, when it grew by revised 1.2 percent. The monthly…
MoreFinance watchdog launches probe into ‘closet indexing’
A number of Danish equity funds are suspected of overcharging their clients by using ‘closet indexing’, a term used to describe funds that claim to be actively managed by professionals but in fact are…
MoreTransport giant aims for driverless trucks
The CEO of DSV, the Nordic region’s biggest road transport company and the world’s fourth-largest freight forwarder, believes his trucks can start operating without drivers within the next 5-10 years. Jens Bjørn Andersen,…
MoreSoc Dem/DPP cooperation signals problems for government
Former deadly enemies, the Social Democrats and Danish People’s Party (DPP), continue to make political overtures to each other, signalling major problems for the government. Social Democrat leader Mette Frederiksen told Berlingske, Sunday,…
MoreGovernment facing autumn of discontent
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen is heading for a ‘political minefield’ when he returns to work after the summer break today. Politiken has charted the 15 big issues on the government’s autumn political…
MoreLA: No tax cuts, no government
The Liberal Alliance (LA) have repeated their threat to pull the rug from under the government if it fails to deliver on tax relief. After the Social Democrats’ warned they would resist any…
MoreDanish F16s bomb Islamic State
Danish warplanes have bombed Islamic State (ISIS) targets in Syria for the first time ever. As part of the US-led operation “Inherent Resolve” against ISIS, four F-16s stationed at the İncirlik airbase in southern Turkey…
MoreDanish troops report Iraqi abuse
Danish troops in Iraq have on three separate occasions reported abuse by Iraqi security forces to military leadership. Confidential documents obtained by left-wing daily Information under the freedom of information act reveal an…
MoreBusiness shorts
Novo to build new factory despite drop in profits Novo: Pharma giant Novo Nordisk has hired industrial contractor Caverion to build a new insulin production facility in Hillerød, near Copenhagen. The €5.4m, 35,000 m2…
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