Consumers more confident as restrictions are dropped
Consumer confidence improved in September as the final corona restrictions were lifted. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the consumer confidence index rose to 8.2 in September from 4.4 in August – the…
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Record earnings for Maersk….Vestas halts production line at 3 factories…Tax revenue up despite corona…. A.P. Moller-Maersk, the world’s biggest shipping line, is heading for record earnings this year. Maersk’s 2021 result will be…
MoreIT company breached embargo in UAE deal
Denmark’s biggest IT company, Systematic, allegedly breached a 3-year government embargo by selling a military software system to the United Arab Emirates through a British subsidiary. DanWatch and TV 2, in collaboration with…
MoreMilitary advisors sent to UAE despite human rights violations
Despite allegations of human rights violations against the United Arab Emirates Danish Defence sent five military advisors to the Gulf state in 2016 on a training mission. According to research by TV 2,…
MorePM to testify before Minkgate Commission
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will be grilled about her role in the Minkgate affair towards the end of the year. The PM has been called to appear before the specially-convened Mink Commission on December…
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Infection rate remains stable…. ‘R’ rate falls to 0.7….Denmark donates 6m vaccines…. After dipping to under 300 for a couple of days the number of new corona cases rose to 344, Tuesday, although…
MoreRecord-high employment despite manpower shortage
Despite reports of a manpower shortage the labour market is booming with a record 2.85m people in full-time employment. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show 7,000 new jobs were created in July, mostly…
MoreMore doubts about 70% climate target
Following reports last week that the government’s ambitious target of a 70% reduction in greenhouse gasses within 10 years is ’unrealistic’ the clean energy lobbying organisation, Wind Denmark, has now warned that Denmark risks falling…
MorePM makes multi-billion climate pledge
From 2023 Denmark will earmark DKK3.8bn ($550m) annually in climate aid, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in New York, Monday, where, alongside 36 other hand-picked heads of state and government she’s participating in…
MoreDenmark joins Costa Rica in green alliance
As part of Energy Action Day, a virtual event hosted by Denmark last Friday ahead of this week’s UN Energy summit in New York, Denmark and Costa Rica announced that they are leading…
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