Tax fraud sends millions of documents to Denmark
Denmark has received millions of documents from Dubai regarding alleged tax fraud Sanjay Shah and more are on the way, Steen Bechmann Jacobsen, director of the control unit at the Danish Tax Agency said…
MoreTax Minister warns of clampdown on banks
Tax Minister Morten Bødskov has warned there will be greater oversight of the banking sector in the future after the Danish Tax Agency (Skattestyrelsen) yesterday demanded DKK900m from Nordea as part of the…
MoreDanish Industry: Green conversion can make Denmark more prosperous
The Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) has laid out its own climate ‘plan of action’ that closely mirrors the government’s aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 70% ahead of 2030. CEO Lars…
MoreConservatives back government’s climate target
The Conservatives are ready to support the government’s aim of a 70% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 but not unconditionally. Party leader Søren Pape Poulsen told financial daily Børsen he will…
MoreEthnic minorities break social heritage code
Young adults from ethnic minorities have become better at breaking the negative cycle of social inheritance than native Danes, a new study by the Economic Council of the Labour Movement shows. According to…
MoreRussian pipeline fast approaching Denmark
The controversial Russian-led gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 pipeline is fast approaching Danish territorial waters through the Baltic Sea but Denmark has yet to approve the project, which is planned to begin transporting…
MoreDanish company supplied fuel to Russian fighter jets in Syria
Bank documents reveal that Middelfart-based Bunker Holding has received multi-million payments from the Maritime company, which supplies Russian fighter jets operating in Syria with fuel. Bunker Holding, the world’s second-largest bunker company, owns…
MoreBusiness shorts
Negative interest hits banks’ profit / Lundbeck in $2bn US deal / Pension fund divests non-green investment…. Negative interest rates have led to a sharp decline in Danish banks’ profit margin. Denmark’s 17…
MoreLars Løkke breaks silence: I chose Ellemann-Jensen
In his first public appearance since he dramatically quit as Liberal leader 15 days ago, Lars Løkke Rasmussen said last night it had always been his intention for Jakob Ellemann-Jensen to succeed him…
MoreNo new party for Løkke
Lars Løkke Rasmussen has dismissed rumours he’s planning to start a new party. Although his closest political ally, former defence minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen, confirmed earlier this month that the ex-PM had been…
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