Confidence in the economy declines
The public’s confidence in the economy deteriorated for the second month running in October. The latest Statistics Denmark data shows the overall economic confidence index, which includes consumer expectations, dropped to 71.1 from…
MoreDenmark outstrips US in talent competitiveness
Denmark is ranked 3rd on the 2020 Global Talent Competitiveness Index, moving ahead of the US for the first time ever. Switzerland and Singapore took the first two places on the index published…
MoreJobless figures down
The jobless figures fell slightly in September. The latest Statistics Denmark data shows the gross unemployment rate dropped to 2.5% in September from 2.6% in August – to 74,500 from 76,300 in the…
MoreBusiness shorts
Pension funds challenge Amazon….Maersk pessimistic despite positive Q3 figures….Ørsted profits boosted by high energy prices… Danish pension funds Sampension, PenSam and PKA are in dialogue with Amazon ’due to several cases which paint…
MoreGovernment steps down as Mette aims for grand coalition
Despite narrowly clinging on to power in Tuesday’s election, Mette Frederiksen and her Social Democrat government stepped down yesterday after the now ‘caretaker’ prime minister said she would attempt to put together a…
MoreSocial Liberal leader quits
Social Liberal (Radikale) leader Sofie Carsten Nielsen, who triggered Tuesday’s election by threatening to topple the government with a vote of no confidence, quit yesterday following the centrist party’s disastrous showing in Tuesday’s…
MoreForeign Minister fails in MP bid
Jeppe Kofod failed in his bid to become a member of parliament in Tuesday’s election. The acting foreign minister hasn’t run for MP since 2011 but was brought home from the EU Parliament…
MoreStatistics agency declares time-out on vote count
Denmark’s Statistics have postponed the release of the official election result pending a recount. In a press release last night the agency said doubts had been raised about seat distribution in accordance with…
MoreLøkke made late night appeal to Greenland MP
Left-wing Greenland MP Aaja Chemnitz Larsen has claimed that after all the votes were counted, late Tuesday, she received a call from Moderates leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen who reportedly asked her to consider…
MoreLA leader the ‘rock star’ of Danish politics
Liberal Alliance (LA) leader Alex Vanopslagh, the new star of Danish politics, came in 4th in Tuesday’s election in terms of personal votes – only ‘big hitters’ Mette Frederiksen Lars Løkke Rasmussen, and…
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