OECD predicts slow growth for Denmark
The Danish economy will grow but only slightly over the next two years according to the latest projection from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In its latest Economic Survey of Denmark…
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Maersk employs trains to freight goods through Panama Canal…..Strong comeback for Copenhagen Airport……Global climate investor signs Mexico deal… A.P. Moller-Maersk has said it will need to use trains to avoid the drought-hit Panama…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 8th – 14th 2023:
Politics/Economy: Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen urged Danes to ‘keep calm’ after Swedish political and military officials warned of the threat of war – he also said the delivery of the first Danish…
MoreForeign Minister offers Denmark’s full support for US-led attack on Houthi rebels
The US and UK launched air strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen last night with Denmark’s ‘full support’, Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said early this morning. In a written statement he noted…
MoreMaersk CEO warns of threat to global economy as tensions rise in Red Sea
The head of AP Moller-Maersk has warned that shipping disruptions in the Red Sea could have far-reaching consequences for the global economy. In an interview with the British Financial Times, Vincent Clerc, CEO…
MoreFire up the barbie – Aussies in Denmark to celebrate their new Queen
Australian residents of Denmark have been invited to a ‘royal bash’ at their embassy this Sunday to celebrate Tasmanian-born Crown Princess Mary becoming Denmark’s Queen. Australian Ambassador to Denmark Kerin Ayyalaraju will host…
More80 foreign media organisations heading for Copenhagen but no royals
Around 80 international media organisations are sending reporters to cover Queen Margrethe’s abdication, Sunday, including the New York Times, the BBC, and eight Australian outlets. The International Press Centre (IPC), which is handling…
MoreDanish Ambassador to Georgia in hot water, India sends new man to Copenhagen
Danish Ambassador to Georgia Anne Toft Sørensen was summoned to Georgia’s Foreign Ministry, Thursday, after she referred to former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, founder of the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party, as an…
MoreDanish national acquitted of genocide
A Rwandan with Danish citizenship has been acquitted of genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1994 genocide in the central African country. 56-year-old Wenceslas Twagirayezu had lived in this country for 17…
MoreDanish passport ranked high but behind 9 other countries
Ciizens of Denmark can enjoy visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 192 destinations throughout the world, with or without a visa, making the Danish passport one of the most powerful globally but behind France,…
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