Dirty Money Reports Surge in Denmark as Danske Case Causes Alarm

Copenhagen, Denmark

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Danish companies reported 44 percent more suspicious financial transactions last year, as the Danske Bank A/S scandal puts the banking industry on high alert.

The Danish State Prosecutor for Serious Economic and International Crime said the number of reports rose last year to 35,768. There was also a 75 percent jump in the number of reports that were investigated further, the agency said in a statement.