Exports creating jobs at home and abroad

Danish export companies have become significantly more optimistic and are promising both more jobs and more investment in the near future. Companies are currently experiencing so much momentum that they are planning to add staff and make greater investments. The results of a Ramboll poll done for Jyllands-Posten newspaper are considerably more optimistic that those found in a similar poll taken just six months ago. One in five export companies say they will be adding staff abroad and 43 percent of the companies polled said that they plan to hire employees in Denmark in the coming year. – Jyllands-Posten





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