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Difficult times at Ørsted and Maersk

First, the renewable energy company Ørsted lost 20.2 billion DKK in 2023 and therefore was forced to fire 600-800 employees this year, of which...

Should money be equal to power in Denmark?

Researchers and politicians want to introduce a registry for lobbyists. Why? Closed meetings between Novo Nordisk employees and local politicians in Kalundborg. Most EU...

Which companies pay the most tax in Denmark?

As you can imagine, Novo Holdings A/S (which owns part of Novo Nordisk and many other companies) pays the most, at 8.734 billion DKK....

New king, new coins

The National Bank is preparing to mint coins with the King’s portrait (on 10 and 20 DKK) and the King’s monogram (on 1, 2,...

102.6 billion DKK profit in 2023 for Novo Nordisk

Europe’s most valuable company has just reported the highest profit in its century-old history. Since 2019, sales have increased by 773%, mainly due to...