Record testing figures….7 more deaths…Consumer spending on the rise….. Record numbers of people in this country are now being tested for the corona virus. 11.036 were tested yesterday, the latest National Serum Institute…

Impatient trade organisations are starting to question the government’s re-opening policy. Jens Birkeholm, head of the Danish Retail Institute, said the confusion surrounding which type of shop can open and which cannot appears…

The economic devastation wreaked by the corona epidemic is reflected very clearly in a new Finance Ministry study showing that Danish production across all industries has diminished by between 10% to 20% –…

Scandinavia’s flagship airline, SAS, has slashed 5000 jobs even though 90% of employees have already been sent home with government-funded wage compensation. 1,700 jobs will be lost in this country, 1,900 in Sweden…

SAS’ rival Norwegian Air won’t be flying from Copenhagen Airport for the rest of this year and possibly longer. After placing pilot and cabin-crew companies in Denmark and Sweden into bankruptcy protection last…

A new Swedish money laundering report reveals that many Russian customers at Danske Bank’s branch in Estonia were linked to organised crime and ‘so suspicious’ they had been rejected by Danske’s rival, Swedbank….

Following widespread criticism of the USA’s unilateral DKK83m ($12.1m) grant to Greenland, US Ambassador Carla Sands has again claimed her country has no ‘hidden agenda’ with the investment. In an interview with TV2…

The government has approved DKK22.4m (€3m) in emergency aid to enable Greece to set up temporary homes and improve conditions for unaccompanied refugee and migrant minors. Currently Greece hosts around 5,500 unaccompanied minors…

Following a week-long decline the number of people hospitalised with covid-19 took an upward tick, Monday, as the death toll rise by five. 310 patients were being treated in hospital as of last…

Denmark’s retail sales suffered the worst monthly decline in March for 20 years as the coronavirus gripped the country. ‘Physical’ clothing shops (not online) suffered a 26.7% decline as businesses were forced to…