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Ex-pension boss to head controversial equity fund / China imports Danish pigs / MobilePay most popular app in Denmark… Christian Hyldahl, who stepped down as head of pension giant ATP last year following…
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The Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) Søren Espersen has lashed out at a Danish ambassador for linking the populist party to xenophobia. Following an Australian TV programme, Foreign Correspondent, that portrayed Denmark as anti-immigrant…
MoreNew Right politician forced out of Nørrebro
Copenhagen’s inner-city district of Nørrebro is a ‘black spot’ on the map of Denmark that’s become a ‘no-go area’ for certain people, according to former immigration minister Inger Støjberg. The Liberals’ deputy leader…
MoreWise men say: Slower growth won’t affect jobs
Economic growth in Denmark is slowing down but it won’t affect the labour market according to the so-called ‘wise men’ of the economy. In their latest report the top economists of the Danish…
MoreDenmark 10th in global competitiveness
Denmark has maintained its top-10 ranking on the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) latest Global Competitiveness Report. According to the 2019 report Denmark is the world’s 10th most competitive economy due to ‘economic stability,…
MoreVestager wins approval after EU grilling
Former deputy prime minister Margrethe Vestager has won majority support at the EU for her expanded role in the next European Commission. Following a hearing in Brussels, Tuesday, MEPs announced that she’d won…
MoreUS denounces Russian pipeline
They US has again denounced Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline that’s fast approaching Danish territorial waters but still hasn’t been granted approval by Denmark. Speaking at a conference in Vilnius, U.S. Energy…
MoreBanks’ earnings hit by cheap mortgages
Danish homeowners have taken advantage of ultra-low interest rates to pay down mortgages worth DKK137bn, the biggest refinancing wave yet. Although Governor of the National Bank Lars Rohde said last month that large…
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Danish pension funds embrace Paris Agrrement / Lego family top rich list..again / More problems for Bang & Olufsen… The majority of Danish pension funds are considering the Paris Climate Agreement in their…
MoreDenmark says no to migrant deal
Denmark has declined to join a temporary arrangement for the relocation of migrants rescued in the Mediterranean. During talks in Malta last month France, Germany, Italy, Malta and Finland agreed to share migrants…
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