Decrease in production of poultry
A total of 332 800 tonnes of meat from domestic animals were approved for human consumption in 2015, a decrease of 2 per cent from last…
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Increasing stock of diesel passenger cars
The share of passenger cars running on diesel is still increasing, while the share running on petrol has fallen. The number of electric cars is…
Giske accuses Solberg of hiding tax cut-agenda
Labour’s deputy leaderTrond Giske accuses Prime Minister Erna Solberg of concealing the Government’s eagerness to give huge tax cuts to rich people. In an interview…
Children Hijab caused controversy at the national convention of Right
The proposal to ban the hijab in elementary school had its wording changed and toned down, but it still did not get the support of…
Outmoded Norwegian fish needs boost in Italy
Norway has sold Italy the same cod product for over 500 years, and sales have declined for years. Time for a rethink , Innovation Norway…
Companies in Western Norway pessimistic about the future
A survey of almost 1,000 business leaders in Rogaland and Hordaland reveals that many envision a dark future ahead. Three out of four respondents in…
Shipping industry can cut emissions by 40 percent
Norway can reduce greenhouse gas emissions from domestic shipping by 40 percent, according to a new report. Today shipping in Norway emits 3.4 billion tons…
150 workers will lose their jobs at Rolls-Royce in Norway
150 employees will lose their jobs at Rolls-Royce in Norway as a result of difficult times in the offshore industry. The majority of those affected,…
Kongsberg Gruppen may be prosecuted for corruption
A prosecution decision for Kongsberg Gruppen and the company Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace can be available before summer, Norwegian authorities say. The company was…
A decline in passengers for SAS
SAS had 2.25 million passengers on its scheduled flights in March this year, a decline of 6.1 percent from the same month last year. Including…
Two out of three trust DNB less after Panama Papers disclosures
The trust in the DNB in the Norwegian population has fallen sharply after the disclosures that the bank has helped customers to place money in…
The Tax Administration asking Luxembourg for help
The Tax Administration has so far not been given access to information about Norwegians companies in tax havens from DNB or Nordea. Now they will…
560 employees could lose their job in the Post Office of Norway
The Post Office aims to merge the A- and B-mail and wants to end the mail sorting at several terminals. The changes will likely make…
Probably more oil than expected in Norway’s northernmost discovery
The oil company OMV Norway believes the Wisting area in the Barents Sea could contain as much oil as the lowest estimates for Johan Castberg….
Norwegian factory for electric cars opened
Both Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Minister of Industry Monica Mæland were present at the opening of the new factory for the electric car Paxster…
150 lose their jobs in the oil services company
Another 150 jobs lost in oil services company Oceaneering. In one and a half year, 650 of the Norwegian company’s employees lost their jobs, according…
Lower interest rates on housing loans
The interest rate on new mortgages to households fell by 0.05 percentage points in February 2016, while the interest rate on outstanding mortgages fell by…
Schibsted announces job cuts in sales departments
On Wednesday Schibsted informed employees about plans to downsize the marketing and sales departments in Aftenposten, Bergens Tidende, Stavanger Aftenblad and Fædrelandsvennen. The downsizing will probably…
Strong decline in profits for Hennes & Mauritz
The profits of clothes chain Hennes & Mauritz in the first quarter was nearly 30 percent lower than last year – but still better than…
Norwegian reports solid passenger growth in March
Increased demand from both business and leisure passengers contributed to Norwegian’s growth in March. The company carried almost 2.2 million passengers this month, an increase…