Danske Bank and Trump’s Armageddon
‘The end of the world as we know it’ – Denmark’s biggest bank, Danske, cites US pop band REM to sum up the events of last week, which started with British prime minister,…
MoreTiny company’s shares rise by 930%
A small Danish property company is struggling to explain why its shares have surged by as much as 930 percent on the Copenhagen stock market since the end of last year – management…
MoreBusiness shorts
Consumer confidence up / Research and development spending up / Jyske Bank ridicules Trump Consumers: Consumer confidence rose dramatically from December to January after falling to a 43-month low at the end of…
MoreNew GDP figures could have changed election result
Economic growth was twice as high under the previous Social Democrat-led government than previously assumed, which, if known in 2015 could have had a decisive effect on the outcome of the general election…
MoreGDP miscalculation a ‘scandal’
The miscalculation in GDP figures under the previous Social Democrat-led government is a ‘scandal of monumental proportions’ according to leading political commentator, and former Conservative leader Hans Engell, who said ex-prime minister Helle…
MoreDanish special forces on the ground in Syria
A parliamentary majority has extended the mandate of Denmark’s mission in Iraq so Danish troops will now be able to cross into Syria to combat terrorists. The move is seen as a response…
MoreLøkke welcomes Trump
Vladmir Putin isn’t the only leader looking for a ‘bromance’ with new US president, Donald Trump – in line with tradition, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen sent personal letters to Washington last week,…
MoreTrump’s energy policy threatens Danish exports
Donald Trump has already created headaches for Danish energy technology companies. On his first day in the White House the new President announced a new energy policy based on coal and oil and…
MoreMetro company hit with safety fines
The Italian-owned Copenhagen Metro Team (CMT) that’s currently expanding the underground rail system throughout the capital has been hit with more fines for safety failings that any other similar-sized company in Denmark. New figures…
MoreMaersk closing in on DONG deal
A.P. Møller-Maersk’s move towards a stock-market listing for its energy business won’t disrupt its plans from its plan to buy out DONG Energy’s oil and gas fields, Sydbank energy analyst Morten Imsgard told…
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