Money laundering millions flowed through Copenhagen ‘mini-bank’
One of the country’s smallest banks could have been at the centre of the biggest money laundering scandal ever on Danish territory. Financial daily Børsen reports how foreign business customers funneled up to…
MoreConsumers optimistic
Consumer confidence rose to 3.8 points in March from 3.3 points in February, matching the average of the last six months Statistics Denmark said on Thursday. The monthly survey asks a cross…
MoreLawmakers move to stop Muslim prayer gathering at Christiansborg
MPs have denounced Islamic organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir’s plan to hold Friday prayers outside parliament at Christansborg tomorrow to commemorate those who died in last week’s terrorist attack in New Zealand. Speaker of the…
MoreUndercover agent who spied on al-Qeada awarded compensation
The Danish authorities have officially acknowledged they employed an undercover agent involved in the murder of an al-Qeada leader. Although Danish Intelligence (PET) has consistently denied Morten Storm’s claim that, as a jihadist,…
MoreDenmark number 2 in happiness
Danes aren’t quite as miserable as they were last year, at least according to the 2019 World Happiness Report, released Wednesday. Finland has been crowned the happiest country in the world for the…
MoreLiberals’ policy spokeswoman denies campaign violations
The ruling Liberals’ policy spokeswoman Britt Bager has dismissed allegations she broke campaign donation laws when she received DKK100,000 in 2015 from one single donor. The rules for political donations state that a party or…
MoreEx-PM to promote blockchain technology
Ex-prime minister and former NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen has got a new job as a ‘strategic advisor’ for billionaire Lars Seier Christensen’s latest investment, the blockchain network Concordium. Mr Christensen, who…
MoreNational Bank: Upswing will continue with lower growth
The economic upswing will continue but with lower growth, the National Bank predicts in its latest, quarterly, ‘state of the economy’ report. Director General Lars Rohde said in a press release: “The Danish…
MoreForeign investors lose confidence in Denmark
International investors’ trust in Denmark has diminished following the Danske Bank money laundering scandal, National Bank Governor General Lars Rohde said yesterday, noting that non-residents sold Danish equities worth DKK 91bn ($13.85 bn) last…
MoreVestager fines Google – again
Denmark’s EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager has slapped Google with a third multi-million fine. The global search engine has been fined €1.49 billion for breaching EU antitrust rules. The Commission found that Google has…
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