Wealth reduced as pension savings, house prices fall
Every single person in Denmark saw their wealth devalued by around DKK300,000 (€40,000) in 2022, a new financial report by Arbejdernes Landsbank shows – the biggest financial setback for households since the financial…
MoreShoppers head for Malmø as Swedish krone nosedives
A short trip across the Øresund Strait to Malmø for the January sales could prove to be a lucrative business for households hard hit by rampant inflation. At 0.67 the Swedish krone has…
MorePM defends centrist coalition in New Year speech
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen spent much of her New Year’s Day speech to the nation defending the historic, centrist coalition that was formed after the November 1st election. The PM said the war…
MoreQueen ‘saddened’ by Royal Family rift
In an emotional New Year speech to the nation, HM Queen Margrethe said she was saddened by the rift in the Royal Family following her decision to strip four of her grandchildren of…
MoreForeign Ministry distances itself from ex-PM’s trip to Taiwan
Former prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s visit to Taiwan next week for talks with President Tsai Ing-wen will have no influence on Denmark’s foreign policy, Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said after the…
MoreIntelligence agency: Putin’s ‘delusions of grander’ caused by medical condition
Hormone replacement therapy could have given President Putin ‘delusions of grander’ and encouraged him to invade Ukraine last year according to a top Military Intelligence (FE) official. The official, referred to only by…
MoreDenmark condemns Taliban
Between Christmas and New Year, Denmark, alongside 11 other countries, the EU, US, and UK, issued a statement urging Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government to reverse its decision barring female employees of foreign aid organisations….
MoreEnd of year business shorts
Work starts on new climate friendly Maersk ships….Carlsberg hit with $150m fine in India, takes over Canadian brewer….DFDS buys out Irish transporter… Construction work has started in South Korea on Maersk’s six new…
MorePopulists renew call for Muslim headscarf ban
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has put forward a new proposal that would ban young Muslim girls from wearing headscarves at school, as suggested by a government-appointed commission earlier this year. A similar proposal…
MoreDubai court greenlights extradition order for tax fraudster
Denmark has won a significant legal battle after a Dubai court on Thursday ruled that hedge fund trader Sanjay Shah, the alleged kingpin behind the DKK12.7bn share dividend scam, can be extradited to Denmark to face…
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