Head of finance watchdog linked to share dividend scandal
Lawmakers have questioned why the head of the Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA), the finance sector’s watchdog, was for years on the board of directors of a venture capital association that administrated investments used to…
MoreResearchers discover Greenland crater ‘bigger than Paris’
A team of researchers led by the University of Copenhagen’s Centre for GeoGenetics has discovered a giant meteorite crater, ‘bigger than Paris’, deep below the surface of Greenland. The 31km-wide impact site was…
MoreNew research centre for antimicrobial resistance could create 500 jobs
Denmark has agreed to host a new international research and knowledge centre for antimicrobial resistance, which could create between 400-500 new jobs in this country according to the Health Ministry. After signing the…
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Pension funds lift embargo on Danske Bank /Magasin’s owner facing bankruptcy / Big week for Vestas Danish fund MP Pension has decided to lift the quarantine Danske Bank was placed under following the bank’s…
MoreLøkke welcomes positive Brexit news
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen welcomed the ‘positive news’ from London last night that Therese May’s cabinet has backed a draft withdrawal agreement between the UK and the EU. After the British PM…
MoreGovernment retreats on propaganda bill
The government has watered down a controversial bill that would have penalised anyone sharing content from foreign intelligence agencies on social media with a prison sentence of up to 12 years. Following a…
MoreCoalition split on UN migration pact
The four government alliance parties are divided about a new UN pact to manage mass global migration. Until now only the Danish People’s Party (DPP) has rallied against the Global Compact for Safe,…
MoreDenmark stops aid to Tanzania following crackdown on gays
Denmark is withholding DKK65m ($10m) in development aid to Tanzania after a senior official in the east-African country announced a taskforce aiming to identify and punish gay people in Dar es Salaam. Development…
MoreDanske Bank tried to silence whistleblower
The Danske Bank whistleblower who will appear before the Danish parliament next week was forced to sign a strict gag order when he quit the bank in 2014, which restricted him from sharing…
MoreGovernment set to slap ban on criminal investors
The government is working on new rules that would disbar investors convicted of wrongdoing from investing in Danish companies. After a parliamentary hearing regarding the share dividend scandal, Wednesday, Business Minister Rasmus Jarlov…
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