3.8% growth next year as economy bounces back
The government projects the economy will grow by 2.1% this year and 3.8% in 2022. According to the ‘Convergence Programme 2021’, published Thursday, ‘fiscal policy over the coming years will be expansive in…
MoreIranians plead not guilty to terrorism charge
The three Iranian nationals accused of financing and promoting terrorism in Iran with Saudi Arabia’s backing pleaded not guilty when they appeared in court ahead of the holiday weekend, Thursday. The three Ringsted…
MoreFraud squad drops charges against former Danske Bank CEO
The State Prosecutor’s Office for Serious Economic and International Crime (SØIK), popularly known as the fraud squad, has dropped all money laundering charges against former Danske Bank CEO Thomas Borgen, who led Denmark’s…
MoreWoman who left to join Islamic State granted legal aid
It’s Danish taxpayers who are footing the bill for a lawsuit brought against the state by a woman and her two children stuck in a Syrian detention camp. The woman’s lawyer, Knud Foldschack,…
MoreGovernment signs asylum agreement with Rwanda
The government has concluded two bilateral agreements with Rwanda which could be the first step towards a Danish offshore processing centre for asylum seekers. During a flying visit to the small, central-Africa state,…
MoreIranians got $3.4m from Saudi intelligence
Three Iranian men in Ringsted received DKK30m ($3.4m) from a Saudi intelligence agency to promote terrorism according to an indictment handed down by the public prosecutor. In the trial that gets underway today…
MoreVirus updates
Infections up but ‘under control’….1 million fewer Johnson & Johnson vaccines…..27,000 sign up for 25 unused vaccines…..Ministry advises against India travel…. The number of people hospitalised by covid rose by 9, Wednesday, to…
MoreBusiness Minister denounces greedy banks
Business Minister Simon Kollerup has lashed out at banks that charge customers negative interest on savings. After Denmark’s biggest bank, Danske, this week lowered the threshold for charging negative interest on personal customer…
MoreReopening boosts business confidence
Business confidence is at the highest level for nearly two years. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the overall business confidence increased to 104.3 in April from 100.7 in the previous month as…
MoreBusiness shorts
Booming beer sales in China…..Grundfos accused of breaching EU sanctions….SAS appoints Dutch boss…. Beer giant Carlsberg’s sales in China grew by more than 50% in the first quarter (Q1) of this year, far…
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