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Time for interest rates to drop

The European Central Bank announced that they will reduce interest rates in June, provided the economy continues in the same way. This should have...

The number of employed people in Denmark only goes up

After we crossed the historical line of having three million employed people in September 2023, the growth has increased by another 14,000 as of...

87.1 billion DKK surplus in Denmark’s 2023 budget

This means that the state has collected more money than it has spent. Among the EU member states, Denmark had the largest surplus in...

The energy company OK takes over the supermarket giant COOP

After six months of negotiations, the energy company OK agreed to invest one billion DKK in exchange for roughly 50% of COOP. COOP Amba...

The profession of butchery is under threat

After the slaughterhouse in Sæby was shut down, another one in Ringsted followed, leaving 1,200 people unemployed. Why? Danish farmers prefer to export living...