Despite signs of improvement, the level of bankruptcies remains high. 497 companies went bust in March, compared to 492 the previous month. Senior economist Nicolaj Pilgaard of the Confederation of Danish Industries (DI)…

Maersk Drilling is to invest 1.3 billion US dollars in two deep-water drilling ships to be built by the South Korean Samsung Heavy Industries. Maersk Drilling, which posted a turnover of DKK8.5bn in…

Denmark is lagging behind in the research race as leading companies continue to place billions of kroner abroad. A new Confederation of Danish Industries (DI) report reveals that 70 leading companies have increased…

Denmark is to send an emissary to Libya to establish contact with insurgents. A specially-appointed envoy will travel to the east Libyan city of Benghazi to form closer links with rebel groups fighting…

Neither Muammar Gaddafi nor the international coalition have any real prospect of a military victory and are increasingly searching for a diplomatic solution, a top Danish expert claims. Senior lecturer Peter Viggo Jakobsen…

Denmark’s national debt was DKK 761bn at the end of 2010 – or around DKK136,800 for every single citizen, from new-born babies to pensioners. Senior Chamber of Commerce economist Bo Sandberg said that…

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen could be dragged into the Lundbeck death sentence controversy. The Danish PM will shortly be receiving a letter from Bianca Jagger, former wife of Rolling Stones singer Mick…

Danish kids are fast becoming computer junkies. A new  behavioural science survey by the National Institute of Public Health, to be published today, shows that 11 to 15 year olds are spending more…

Around 300,000 people in this country claim to be suffering from an unexplainable illness. They complain of stomach ache, pains in muscles and joints, and extreme fatigue, but doctors and physicians can find…

On the second anniversary of his premiership, Lars Løkke Rasmussen used the forum of his weekly press conference to praise himself for the achievements of the past two years. He said he took…