Denmark: Press focus on economic weakening

Article Abstract:

The use of the words like crisis and recession in newspapers has increased by 50 percent between August and September. Financial Times used the word recession 425 times in September which is twice as much as a year ago, according to Borsen newspaper. Already in April the Economist's R-word index were in the red, which indicated the increased risk for the American economy. The index drawn up by Borsen shows the same tendencies for the Danish and Swedish economy, where the Danish economy has shown negative growth two quarters in a row and the Swedish economy's growth rate decreasing two an expected two percent. The Economist has analysed the R-word index for the last 20 years and claims that it is reliable in describing the economic situation.

Gross National Product, Financial Times Ltd.

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FOCUS PA ENERGITRANSPORT OG CO2

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The Danish Government will put focus on the environment in its budget for 1999. Priority will be given to energy, transports and CO2 emissions, says Finance Minister Mogens Lykketoft. To present environmental effects of the state budget was a request from the left-wing party Socialistisk Folkeparti (SF), introduced in the budget for 1998. So far, positive effects have been achieved as regards emissions of CO2, SO2 and NOx as well as for waste and drinking-water, says the Finance Minister.

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Denmark: Govt will focus on environment in its budget for 1999, prioritizing energy, transports & CO2 emissions

Government domestic functions, Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs, Environmental Programs, Environmental policy, Article

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