Virus updates
Infections at a record high….could hit 55,000 daily by end of month… The daily infection rate hit a new record-high, Wednesday, with 28.283 corona cases – around 7% (2,083) had been previously infected….
MoreMaersk knocked off its No.1 perch
A.P. Moller-Maersk (APM) can no longer boast of being the world’s largest container line. ‘Denmark’s pride’ has been overtaken by Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) in terms of capacity, according to data compiled by…
MoreFrance’s EU Presidency could be costly for Denmark
France assumed the rotating presidency of the European Union on January 1st, which could be beneficial for Emmanuel Macron in his domestic presidential campaign – if he runs – but detrimental to Denmark,…
MoreUnemployed Inger offered work at DPP
Denmark’s most controversial politician, Inger Støjberg, partyless and unemployed since being excluded from parliament in December, has been offered a job by the Danish People’s Party (DPP). According to DPP officials the line of…
MoreCovid provides jobs boost for non-western immigrants
The number of non-western immigrants in the labour market is at an all-time high due to a mixture of Covid and the recent economic upswing. A new study by the Economic Council of…
MoreBusiness sector demands speedy reopening
Business leaders have urged the government to speed up the reopening process for the service sector following positive reports about the Omicron variant. Ahead of a corona meeting of party spokespersons today, convened…
MoreVirus updates
There was a renewed spike in infections, Tuesday, following a downturn the previous two days. 25,073 new corona cases were reported based on 188,110 PCR tests, a positivity rate of 13.67%. 794 patients are hospitalised,…
MorePolice threat to freedom of the press
In a highly unusual move the police have issued a summons to several journalists to provide testimony in the intelligence leak affair. In December, four current and former employees from the Danish Intelligence…
MoreNational Bank moves to protect krone
Denmark’s foreign currency reserves rose to to DKK 529.8bn at the end of 2021, the highest for six years, after the National Bank sold off DKK47bn ($7.1 bn) in December to protect the…
MoreGovernment investigates possibility of tagging criminal kids
The government is considering whether to allow convicted criminal kids as young as 10 years of age to be fitted with an electronic monitoring device, even though the ruling Social Democrats abolished tagging…
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