New poll projects big lead for opposition
A new opinion poll gives the opposition its biggest lead over the centre-right ‘blue bloc’ alliance since 2011. The latest Greens poll for financial daily Børsen indicates the five parties on the left…
MoreEconomy: Government aware of overheating risk
After years of treading water, low productivity, and sluggish growth the Danish economy is performing strongly but there’s a definite possibility of overheating, the National Bank has warned. Finance Minister Kristian Jensen offered…
MoreNational Bank: Danish economy ‘solid’
In its latest Outlook for the Danish Economy, published Wednesday, the National Bank notes a ‘solid upswing with increased labour market pressure’. From the National Bank: The ongoing upswing in the Danish economy…
MorePoliticians low on credibility
Politicians are ranked lower than car dealers in a new survey of 25 professions’ credibility. On a scale of 1 to 5, in which 5 represents high credibility, midwives come out on top…
MoreDenmark ranks high on developing business talents
Denmark comes in joint second on the latest Kochenov Quality of Nationality Index (QNI), which ranks countries according to developing talents and businesses. Germany tops the index while Denmark and France tie for…
MoreDenmark’s biggest investors sue US finance giants
24 of Denmark’s biggest institutional investors are suing US finance giants, Carnegie Investment Bank and Morgan Stanley, who they claim misled them about the 2014 listing of the now bankrupt marine fuel oil…
MoreDenmark isolated by refusal to accept UN refugees
Denmark has isolated itself by refusing to accept UN quota refugees. Minister of Immigration Inger Støjberg said over the weekend that Denmark won’t accept any refugees under the UN’s quota system this year…
MoreGovernment’s restrictions limit asylum seekers
Denmark has become an unpopular destination for asylum seekers. The latest figures from the EU’s statistical agency, Eurostat, show that relative to population size, 16 countries accepted more asylum seekers during the first…
MoreUnemployment figures up
Despite constant reports of an impending shortage of manpower the unemployment queue grew longer in July, to 121,100 from 116,400 the preceding month. The seasonally adjusted jobless rate rose to 4.5 percent in…
MoreDanes abroad owe the taxman more than €1bn
A Danish national residing abroad owes the state DKK279m (€36m), one of the 100.000 non-resident Danes who owe a collective DKK8.1bn (€1.088bn). New Tax Ministry figures also reveal the Tax Department (SKAT) seriously…
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