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And highly-skilled workers who come to Denmark with their families on average stay for 10 years, bringing a total surplus of almost 2.2 million kroner to the public finances.
Huge total surplus THOSE who come alone on average stay in Denmark for about 5.5 years, bringing a total surplus of around 720,000 kroner to the state coffers.
Is Deutsche Bank one? HOWEVER, attracting them is easier said than done, particularly as so few know anything about what Denmark has to offer. According to this year’s DI Global Talent Survey, young adults abroad aged 18-35 have severe difficulty naming a Danish company. Some 2,500 students and employees were interviewed in the US, UK, China, Germany and Poland – five of Denmark’s top 10 export markets – and only 13 percent could name one, while 5 percent could name two.
HETHER they come from Madrid, Mumbai or Montevideo, highly-skilled foreign workers boost state coffers when they come to Denmark. A new report from the thinktank DEA on behalf of the confederation of Danish industry, Dansk Industri, reveals they contribute millions of kroner to the state during their stay. “They are clearly good for business for the Danish state,” said Claus Aastrup Seidelin, a chief economist with DEA.
More marketing! COWI CHIEF executive LarsPeter Søbye, the chair of the advisory board at DI Global Talent, contends that the Danish government needs to do more, and DI has drawn up an action plan for it to follow. Denmark, said Søbye, should highlight the opportunity to influence your work, the flat company hierarchies and excellent work/life balance. It can also utilise Scandinavia, he continued, as a stamp of quality, and highlight the easy access to forests and beaches, low crime rates and a unique welfare model. “My point is that we have to treat Denmark as if it were a business: draw up a plan, invest in it, follow up on it, adjust it and measure our results,” he said.
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Bjørn named captain THOMAS Bjørn will captain the European Ryder Cup team at the next staging of the biennial tournament in Paris in 2018. Bjørn, 45, a vice-captain on four occasions and player on three (all of them victories), described it as “one of the greatest days” in his career. He is the fourth player from outside the British Isles to take the job.
Policeman shot in head A POLICEMAN is in a critical condition after being shot in the head on Tuesday morning outside Albertslund Police Station. A 26-year-old man previously known to the police as “crazy” is under arrest. The incident followed a report that the police used half as much pepper spray and other weapons during arrests in 2015.