The Local Denmark https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Is Denmark's government about to send you an enormous cheque? Several of Denmark's political parties want to release part or all of Danish residents''frozen holiday money' ahead of the summer break, meaning a cheque of up to 24,500 kroner for someone earning 350,000 kroner a year. And some want to go even further and give out 'helicopter money'. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200610/is-denmarks-government-about-to-send-you-a-stonking-great-cheque Wed, 10 Jun 2020 10:18:59 +0200 is-denmarks-government-about-to-send-you-a-stonking-great-cheque Denmark in one of 'darkest chapters in its economic history': Finance Minister Denmark's finance minister has said he expects the country's economy to shrink by between 3 and 6 percent in 2020 as a result of measures taken to control the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200409/denmark-in-one-of-darkest-chapters-in-its-economic-history-finance-minister Thu, 09 Apr 2020 19:30:51 +0200 denmark-in-one-of-darkest-chapters-in-its-economic-history-finance-minister Should Denmark's banks still pay out to owners despite coronavirus? As the new coronavirus risks throwing the world into the most violent recession in recent history, authorities in the Nordic region are urging their banks to forego paying out dividends to shareholders. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200326/should-denmarks-banks-still-pay-out-to-owners-despite-coronavirus Thu, 26 Mar 2020 18:17:02 +0100 should-denmarks-banks-still-pay-out-to-owners-despite-coronavirus Denmark cracks down on 'greedy' payday loans A broad parliamentary majority agreed on Thursday the terms of a bill which will tighten Denmark’s regulatory grip on payday loans. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191220/denmark-passes-law-against-greedy-payday-loans Fri, 20 Dec 2019 22:43:09 +0100 denmark-passes-law-against-greedy-payday-loans Millionaires to be hit by negative interest rate at Danish bank Jyske Bank is set to become the first major lender in Denmark to apply negative interest to customers’ savings accounts. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190820/millionaires-to-be-hit-by-negative-interest-rate-at-danish-bank Tue, 20 Aug 2019 15:01:24 +0200 millionaires-to-be-hit-by-negative-interest-rate-at-danish-bank Danish PM denies internal rift over state loan proposal Denmark’s prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has denied rumours of a spilt within the Venstre (Liberal) party after a minister called a proposal for a state loan system “socialist”. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170630/danish-pm-denies-internal-rift-over-state-loan-proposal Fri, 30 Jun 2017 15:04:05 +0200 danish-pm-denies-internal-rift-over-state-loan-proposal After years of scandals, here’s how Denmark’s reformed tax authority will look Denmark’s crisis-torn tax authority Skat will be dismantled and restructured as seven new agencies, the government announced Tuesday, after a series of scandals in recent times. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170614/heres-how-denmarks-reformed-tax-administration-will-look Wed, 14 Jun 2017 17:29:31 +0200 heres-how-denmarks-reformed-tax-administration-will-look Nordic fight to host Nordea heats up as rumours of Sweden departure swirl A tug of war between Sweden, Denmark and Finland over where Nordic banking giant Nordea should base its head office in the future is beginning to heat up. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170524/nordic-fight-to-host-nordea-heats-up-as-rumours-of-sweden-departure-swirl Wed, 24 May 2017 11:06:52 +0200 nordic-fight-to-host-nordea-heats-up-as-rumours-of-sweden-departure-swirl Danish stocks bounce back after global plunge The C20 Cap Index stock exchange bounced back on Tuesday following a slump after crashing financial markets in China and elsewhere in Asia sent ripples around the world. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150825/danish-stocks-bounce-back-after-global-market-plunge Tue, 25 Aug 2015 15:00:11 +0200 danish-stocks-bounce-back-after-global-market-plunge Danish stocks plummet as Asia fears spread UPDATED: The C20 Cap Index ended Monday down 4.7 percent, the biggest single-day fall since 2011, as global traders face "total panic" big drops on the Chinese market. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150824/copenhagen-stock-exchange-plummets-asia-fears Mon, 24 Aug 2015 11:43:43 +0200 copenhagen-stock-exchange-plummets-asia-fears Danish stocks suffer historic one-day drop Thursday was a bad day for Danish blue chips, as the C20 Cap Index recorded its largest single-day fall since its creation in 2011. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150820/copenhagen-stock-exchange-has-largest-one-day-drop Thu, 20 Aug 2015 23:52:29 +0200 copenhagen-stock-exchange-has-largest-one-day-drop