Plenty of jobs despite rise in unemployment
Despite a slight rise in unemployment there’s still a shortage of manpower. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the number of vacancies in the private sector hit 71,400 in the second quarter of…
MoreEmergency aid to Pakistan
Denmark has donated an extra DKK10m ($1.3m) in emergency aid to Pakistan as floods continue to devastate the southern part of the country. Minister for Development Aid Flemming Moller Mortensen said in a…
MoreTax fraudster fights extradition from Dubai
A Dubai court will rule next week as to whether 52-year-old British businessman Sanjay Shah, the alleged kingpin behind the multi-billion kroner share dividend scam, Denmark’s biggest-ever fraud case, can be extradited to…
MoreReal wages fall as inflation rises
Real wages in this country are declining at a record rate as inflation soars. The Finance Ministry’s Economic Review for August shows wage earners are facing a 3.5% decrease this year, despite pay…
MoreNational Bank boss steps down
The Governor General of the National Bank is stepping down next January after 10 years in the hot seat. 68-year-old Lars Rohde, who’s overseen the longest negative-rate experiment in history, announced his departure…
MoreNo clear winner in candidates debate
In a heated TV debate between the three prime minister candidates, Sunday, Conservative leader Søren Pape Poulsen accused the Prime Minister of ’hocus pocus’ economics after she dismissed his 2030 plan as the…
MorePM backtracks on tax cuts for high earners
In an interview with Politiken, Sunday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen refused to rule out tax relief for high earners if the Social Democrats remain in power after the next election but backtracked later…
MoreEnergy Minister issues ration warning
Russia’s decision to stop delivering gas through the Nord Stream 1 (NS1) pipeline that supplies much of western Europe could spark an energy crisis in this country, Climate & Energy Minister Dan Jørgensen warned,…
MoreShopping mall shooting highlights the need for tighter gun laws
The government is pushing for tighter gun legislation following the shooting tragedy at a Copenhagen shopping mall in July when three people were killed by a lone gunman. Justice Minister Mattias Tesfaye told…
MoreHealth Minister: No restrictions this winter
Health Minister Magnus Heunicke isn’t expecting the need for any coronavirus restrictions this winter, even with an expected rise in infections. At a corona press briefing, Friday, the first for weeks, the Minister…
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