The shares of Danish direct investments in countries such as China and India are increasing, but still at a low level overall. This also applies to Eastern Europe, actually. The many borrowing and placement opportunities can be used to increase, reduce or spread financial risks. This is generally an advantage, but also involves risks, as the current subprime crisis illustrates.
This began as an isolated phenomenon on the US housing market, where the low level of interest rates made it attractive to offer loans to less creditworthy homeowners. Many of the loans were "teaser loans", i.e. loans where the rate of interest is artificially low for the first 2-3 years and then raised to the normal level for borrowers in this category.