Denmark's plan to invest in Greenland

As Europe considers retaliation measures to US President Donald Trump’s tariff threat to NATO allies that oppose his Greenland-takeover bid, Denmark seeks to bolster its own relationship with the Arctic island. Plus, the US capture of Venezuela’s president has boosted demand for Latin America political risk cover. And, geopolitics is the topic du jour at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

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EU readies €93bn tariffs in retaliation for Trump’s Greenland threat

Denmark’s development bank has ‘huge appetite’ to invest in Greenland, CEO says

Nicolás Maduro ousting boosts demand for Latin America political risk cover

Behind the Money podcast: Davos’ fight for relevance 

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Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted by Victoria Craig, and produced by Julia Webster and Sonja Hutson. Our show was mixed by Alex Higgins. Additional help from Peter Barber. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s Global Head of Audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music. 

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