Posted on 17. Jan, 2017 in: News

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….

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Posted on 17. Jan, 2017 in: News

Producer 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…

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Posted on 16. Jan, 2017 in: News

Denmark 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…

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Posted on 16. Jan, 2017 in: News

Finance 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…

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Posted on 16. Jan, 2017 in: News

Integration 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…

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Posted on 16. Jan, 2017 in: News

Liberals 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…

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Posted on 16. Jan, 2017 in: News

Danish 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…

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Posted on 16. Jan, 2017 in: News

Korean 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,…

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Posted on 16. Jan, 2017 in: News

Business 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…

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Posted on 15. Jan, 2017 in: TWTW

The 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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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: TODAS LAS NOTICIAS DANESAS DEL MOMENTO.
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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