Stock market tumble after record year for investors
Copenhagen Stock Exchange’s trend-setting C-25 index of ‘blue-chip’ shares has fallen every day since the start of the year and closed 3% down, Thursday, one of the 10-biggest single-day decreases since the C-25…
MoreForeign nationals an ‘integral part’ of labour market
10.5% of all full-time employees in this country are foreign nationals compared to only 6.3% ten years ago. A new study by the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) shows that at the end…
MoreBusiness warning: Simmering labour market could boil over
The Danish labour market is at boiling point, business organisations have warned after new figures showing 41% of companies in the construction industry were forced to reject orders in December due to a…
MoreWHO questions Danish virus optimism
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has questioned Danish claims that the pandemic could be over by the end of February. In an interview with TV2 News, Wednesday, leading WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris said she…
MoreGovernment stands firm on restrictions
The corona restrictions imposed in December will remain in place until at least January 16th. Following a government briefing of all parties, Wednesday, the Red/Green’s health spokesman, Peder Hvelplund, said there’s no immediate…
MoreHerd immunity back on the agenda
Herd immunity, often dismissed as a cynical, mathematical formula for human life by virologists, has again become a keyword in the battle against the coronavirus. In April 2020, then head of the National…
MoreVirus updates
Infections at a record high….could hit 55,000 daily by end of month… The daily infection rate hit a new record-high, Wednesday, with 28.283 corona cases – around 7% (2,083) had been previously infected….
MoreMaersk knocked off its No.1 perch
A.P. Moller-Maersk (APM) can no longer boast of being the world’s largest container line. ‘Denmark’s pride’ has been overtaken by Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) in terms of capacity, according to data compiled by…
MoreFrance’s EU Presidency could be costly for Denmark
France assumed the rotating presidency of the European Union on January 1st, which could be beneficial for Emmanuel Macron in his domestic presidential campaign – if he runs – but detrimental to Denmark,…
MoreUnemployed Inger offered work at DPP
Denmark’s most controversial politician, Inger Støjberg, partyless and unemployed since being excluded from parliament in December, has been offered a job by the Danish People’s Party (DPP). According to DPP officials the line of…
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