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Greater Copenhagen Financial Hub
High level of trust a key
success factor
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Denmark scores particularly highly in the
World Economic Forum’s annual index
for trustworthiness and confidence in the
financial sector. And IMD reckons Denmark
has the least amount of bureaucracy in the
whole of the EU.
High levels of trustworthiness and confidence
in the financial sector
In Copenhagen, you can trust your
neighbours and your business partners.
Denmark boasts unusually high levels of
trustworthiness. For the past five years,
Transparency International has named
Denmark the world’s least corrupt country.
The same holds true for the country’s
financial sector.
Trustworthiness and confidence on a scale from 1 to 7, where 7 is best.
Source: World Competitiveness Report 2015-2016
“Growing demand from our customers over a
number of years made it natural to consider
moving to Denmark. Several factors made it
an easy decision. One key factor in moving out
of London was that we could see there was a
highly skilled asset management community
here in Denmark. I’m also impressed by how easy
it’s been to interact with the Danish authorities
compared to other markets we’ve moved into. So
it’s been relatively easy for us to establish and
grow our business in Denmark.”
Peter Beske Nielsen
Head of Institutional Sales
Continental Europe, Blackrock
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