National Bank cuts interest rate again
The National Bank cut its key interest rate by 0.25% at the end of last week mirroring the European Central Bank’s (ECB) rate cut to 3.25%. The move was expected by all economists…
MorePM warns of threat from dangerous Russia, Iran, North Korea alliance
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has characterised the current geopolitical landscape as the most dangerous during her lifetime, including the Cold War. In an unusually pessimistic interview with Politiken the PM highlighted the emerging…
MorePre-Christmas poll signals bad news for government
Less than a third of the electorate would vote for the government if an election were held today. As the tripartite coalition marks its two-year anniversary, a new Epinion poll shows the three…
MoreLiberals back review of immigrants’ pensions
Following a recent report showing non-Western immigrants are far more likely than ‘ethnic Danes’ to receive an early retirement or disability pension, Liberal (Venstre) leader Troels Lund Poulsen has called for a full…
MoreConservatives’ nuclear power proposal gains support
The Conservatives’ push for the return of nuclear power has gained traction amongst parties on the right. After new Conservative leader Mona Juul told Jylland-Posten the party is ready to support building nuclear power…
MoreTax scammer gets 12-year sentence
British hedge fund trader Sanjay Shah was sentenced to 12 years in prison by Glostrup District Court, Thursday, for his role in the 2015 multi-billion share dividend scam when the tax agency paid…
MoreSupermarket prices ‘sky-high’
Food prices hit a record high in November with significant increases for most household goods. Crisps led the surge with a 13% price hike, followed by flour and grains up 5%, frozen vegetables…
MoreHousing prices on a roll
Housing prices continued to rise in November as both houses and apartments rose by an average 1.3% on average, the latest figures from Boligsiden.dk. the leading real estate portal show. Apartment prices are…
MoreDKK 50m aid donation to post-Assad Syria
Denmark has donated DKK 50m ($7m) in humanitarian aid to Syria as the country enters a fragile transitional phase following the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said the donation…
MoreOpposition parties call for cooperation with new Syrian regime
Former minister for foreign affairs, Martin Lideggard, has urged the government to mirror U.S. efforts to reach out to Syria’s new interim government led by the rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). After…
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