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Market Factors: Everything is .... fine?
In this edition of Market Factors we will start with the details on a shockingly good U.S. earnings season and then move on to the disastrous domestic condo market. The diversion outlines my love of foreign language TV and as always we’ll look...

Denmark strengthens infantry firepower with new M60E6 machine guns acquisition
The Danish Ministry of Defence, through its procurement and logistics agency (Forsvarsministeriets Materiel- og Indkøbsstyrelse, FMI), announced on August 7, 2025, the signing of a contract for a large number of M/60 E6 light machine guns....

Danish esports brand BLAST sets up base in Ta' Qali
A Danish esports company has signed a three-year deal that will see it bring nine major esports events to Malta and set up an operations centre in Ta’ Qali. BLAST organised the first of those events, a professional Counterstrike tournament with a...

Business Diary: All about hospitality and celebration
TOURISM & HOSPITALITY WEEK The 2025 Tourism and Hospitality Week will take place from Tuesday September 23 to Wednesday October 1. It aims to shine a spotlight on the importance of the tourism and hospitality sector to the local economy through a...

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners acquires Beehive BESS in US from EDF power solutions
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its fifth flagship fund, CI V, and EDF power solutions North America, has announced that CIP has acquired full ownership of the 1 GWh Beehive battery energy storage system (BESS). Beehive is a 250...

How Brookfield, Augment, Danish fund fared in partial exits from IPO-bound firm
Home Infrastructure How Brookfield, Augment, Danish fund fared in partial exits from IPO-bound firm Canadian asset manager Brookfield Asset Management Inc, US private equity firm Augment Infrastructure and Copenhagen-based Impact Fund Denmark...

Denmark's Largest Bank Maintains Climate Commitment and Divests from Over 1700 Fossil Fuel Companies
Earlier this week, Danske Bank--Denmark's largest bank--announced that it would no longer invest in over 1700 fossil fuel companies due to their failure to adequately prepare for climate change. Specifically, their “investment universe now...

Levi Strauss e-commerce leader talks customer experience
Priya Buening, VP of U.S. e-commerce, at Levi Strauss & Co., shares insight on the brand’s focus to create best-in-class experiences in all customer channels and the resulting business growth from the multi-pronged strategy. Photo: Priya Buening,...

Energy company OK selects Techniche EV to boost charger uptime and improve EV driver experience in Denmark
Techniche is pleased to announce that leading Danish energy company OK has chosen Techniche EV to automate the maintenance management of OK’s expanding national network of electric vehicle charging assets. Last update: August 18, 2025 |...

Pandora hit by market drop as US tariff concerns loom over Thai production
Pandora opperates two factories in Thailand employing around 13.200 people Danish jewellery giant Pandora saw its market value fall sharply on Friday, losing nearly 15 billion kroner due to a drop in its share prices. The setback followed the...

Romania sees third largest increase in new companies in EU
Romania saw an increase in newly established companies that far exceeded the EU average in the second quarter of 2025, according to data published on Monday, August 18, by Eurostat. According to these data, from the first quarter to the second...

KCCI calls for strategies to enhance Korea's position in global intellectual property market
Published: 18 Aug. 2025, 16:37 Updated: 18 Aug. 2025, 19:37 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI A scene from the hit Netflix animated film “KPop Demon Hunters” [NETFLIX] Korean content failed to make the list of the world’s top 50...

Electrolysis Market Set to Surpass $10B by 2036 Amid Green Hydrogen Surge
Ever thought water could power a multi-billion-dollar industry? According to IDTechEx, the annual global market for water electrolyser components is set to top US$10 billion by 2036—almost double today’s figures as green hydrogen projects move...
Keepit and Leading B2B Platform Company Ingram Micro Announce Strategic Go-to-Market Relationship in Canada
To become a Keepit partner, reach out to the partner team at partner@keepit.com or go to www.keepit.com/partners/About Keepit Keepit provides a next-level SaaS data protection platform purpose-built for the cloud. Securing data in a...
Danish PM Calls Netanyahu A 'Problem', Threatens Sanctions On Israel
Via The Cradle Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Sunday that Benjamin Netanyahu has become a "problem," and that she does not rule out sanctions on the Israeli Prime Minister, or even on Israel as a state. Speaking with Danish...

Mining energy supplier secures $40m from Denmark to fund greener Africa
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Mining energy supplier CrossBoundary has secured a $40-million investment from Impact Fund Denmark to expand its portfolio of clean energy projects across Africa. The investment supports CrossBoundary deployment...

Copenhagen Fashion Week Faces Systemic Threats: From Greenwashing To Designers Exiting
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - AUGUST 06: Models walk the runway at the Baum und Pferdgarten show during Copenhagen Fashion Week SS26 on August 06, 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Photo by Matt Jelonek/Getty Images) Getty Images The Copenhagen Fashion Week...

Badminton star An Se-young banking on fond memories in France in world title defense
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- Badminton star An Se-young said Monday she will try to add to her fond memories of winning tournaments in France when she goes for her second straight world title in Paris later this month. An, world No. 1,...

Monday's papers: Finland's lost decades, a buyer's market and getting caught red-handed
Why isn't the Finnish economy growing? asks Helsingin Sanomat. Open image viewer Image: Henrietta Hassinen / Yle In just three years, Finland could hit an alarming milestone: two full decades without growth. The economy still hasn't bounced back...

Iran Releases Currency Exchange Rates For August 18
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 18. The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has released the official exchange rates for foreign currencies as of August 18, Trend reports. According to the rates announced by the CBI, the value of 42...