Copenhagen tops business index
Copenhagen comes out on top in the first edition of the Global City Talent Competitive Index (GCTCI), which ranks cities throughout the world on their ability to ‘attract, maintain, and develop’ business interests….
MoreProducer prices up
Denmark’s producer prices increased for the second straight month in December. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the producer price index rose 3.2 percent year-over-year in December, faster than the 2.4 percent climb…
MoreDenmark 5th in social inclusion
Denmark is the fifth-best country in the world at creating economic growth, while at the same time ensuring social inclusion and reducing financial inequality, a new international report shows. The Inclusive Growth and Development Index 2017, published…
MoreFinance Minister’s rallying call to business leaders
Ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) summit that gets underway in Davos tomorrow Finance Minister Kristian Jensen has urged Danish business leaders to fight for globalisation, free trade, and technology – at the…
MoreIntegration Minister welcomes asylum centre closures
41 reception centres for asylum seekers have been closed down over the past 12 months, a reflection of the drastic reduction in the number of refugees. There are 53 centres dotted throughout Denmark…
MoreLiberals defend education cap
The ruling Liberals’ policy spokesman, Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, has dismissed internal party criticism of the government’s ‘education cap’ that prevents people from taking two degrees. Former cabinet minister Eva Kjær has called on the…
MoreDanish website pinpoints errors in US intelligence report
A Danish IT website has found a number of errors in the documentation put forward by US intelligence agencies as evidence of Russian hacker attacks on the US. Version2 claims to have analysed 248…
MoreKorean protesters demand extradition for Chung
Korean residents of both Denmark and Sweden held a candlelight protest outside the detention centre in Aalborg, Friday, where Chung Yoo-ra, who’s wanted by Seoul’s special counsel investigators, is being held. Ms Chung,…
MoreBusiness shorts
Dankort spending up / Wind energy down / Denmark’s cashless society Dankort: Retail purchases with the national debit card, Dankort, an indicator of private consumption, rose 2.2 percent in December from a year…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 9th – January 15th 2016
Politics/Economy The government has estimated the costs of replacing the Danish Air Force’s ageing fleet of F-16s with 27 new F-35s at around DKK20bn ($3bn) but won’t be involved in negotiating the final…
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