Foreign investors find Danish mortgage bonds very attractive
New Danish Central Bank figures show that bonds to the value of DKK537bn are now held outside Denmark, around 20 per cent of the total bond market. Karsten Beltoft, head of the Association…
MoreSøvndal meets Syrian opposition leader in Copenhagen
Minister for Foreign Affairs Villy Søvndal met with the acting President of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, George Sabra, in Copenhagen, Friday, to discuss the possibilities for a peaceful…
MorePolice issue warning after hacker attack
Hackers have cracked into the Danish national police’s database and downloaded information that could leave members of the public very vulnerable. A police spokesman urged people to keep extra watch on their personal…
MoreExpert: Hacker attack ‘very, very serious’
A leading IT expert called the hacker attack on police files the most serious he had ever experienced. Shehzad Ahmad, deputy chair of the Council for Digital Security, and chief IT advisor at…
MoreDenmark backs move to stop ‘benefit tourists’
The Danish government has backed a joint demand co-sponsored by Great Britain, Germany, Holland, and Austria, to stop ‘benefit tourists’ abusing the EU’s free movement directive. Britain, fearing an influx of welfare claimants…
MoreAfter 23 years – direct flights from Copenhagen to Baghdad
Travellers can now fly direct from Copenhagen to Baghdad for the first time in 23 years. Wednesday the 5th of June signaled the maiden flight of Iraqi Airways’ new twice-weekly route, although the…
MoreYes to rehabilitation – no to criminals
Although Danes are very pro-rehabilitation concerning criminals they wouldn’t want to work alongside one. A new poll shows that while 88 per cent of the electorate believe that people who break the law…
MoreStrong comeback for Vestas
Vestas was the world’s leading supplier of wind turbines in May. According to industry magazine Windpower Intelligence, the Danish wind-energy giant won 409MW of orders during May, a drop of over 84MW on…
MoreGreen supermarket still in the red
‘Green’ Norwegian discount supermarket chain Kiwi has so far lost DKK300m trying to establish itself in this country. The company, which has so far opened 85 outlets throughout Denmark, posted losses of DKK90.5m…
MoreUpbeat stock market signals upturn in the economy
Economists believe very positive Copenhagen Stock Market figures could signal an upturn for the economy. Trading in Danish shares rose by 22.5 per cent in May, to an average of DKK3.5bn a day,…
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