Copenhagen 7th most expensive city in the world
Copenhagen is 7th this year on the British Economist magazine’s annual list of the world’s most expensive cities. For the first time in its 30-year history, the Worldwide Cost of Living Survey, which compares prices…
MoreDanske Bank hit with DKK3bn lawsuit
Less than a week after two of Denmark’s biggest pension providers, ATP and Pension Danmark, declined to join a collective compensation claim against Danske Bank for losses suffered due to the money laundering…
More76,400 living in parallel society
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has again vowed to halt the growth of the parallel society following a new report showing 76,400 people from ethnic minorities in 2015 were living isolated from mainstream Denmark…
MoreIntegration in Copenhagen improving but less respect for democracy
There’s good – and bad – news for the state of integration in Copenhagen. While more people from ethnic minorities are in work, the same group has less respect for democracy. City Hall’s…
More10% of workers are from abroad – Poles lead the way
10% of the Danish labour market is ‘foreign born’ a new report by Statistics Denmark shows, compared to around only 7% ten years ago. Poland is the biggest supplier of workers, followed by…
MoreLøkke extends condolences to Netherlands
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has expressed his sympathy to the government and people of the Netherlands following the shooting that left three people dead and five others wounded on a tram in…
MorePM backs price hike for cigarettes
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen is ready to increase the price of a packet of cigarettes but has declined to say by how much. In an interview with Monday Morning magazine, focussing on…
MoreDPP: Human rights convention blocks immigration changes
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has suggested Denmark should pull out of the European Human Rights convention by the end of this year as it’s standing in the way of the paradigm change in…
MoreNo bonus for Danske Bank executives after scandal year
Danske Bank executives have, unsurprisingly, declined financial bonuses for 2018 following the money laundering scandal. Since the scandal surfaced last year the bank has replaced its CEO and chairman, pulled out of Russia…
MoreBusiness shorts
Danske Bank shareholders reject new probe / Queen heads trade push to Argentina / Houising prices hit 27-year high…. Danske Bank shareholders have said no to yet another investigation into the Estonia money…
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