Unemployment in Norway this year might be higher than expected
In the revised national budget (RNB) for 2021, it is estimated that unemployment in Norway will end at 3.5% this year. That is higher than…
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Røe Isaksen fears that long-term unemployment will take hold
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Prices in Norway rose moderately in April
Internal report criticizes Økokrim’s work against money laundering
Økokrim’s own department for work against money laundering has been criticized in an internal report that newspaper Dagens Næringsliv has seen. The National Authority for…
Norwegian hospitals to get 1.5 billion kroner to cover corona losses
The Norwegian government proposes to compensate the hospitals with NOK 1.5 billion in the revised national budget. “We will take Norway safely out of the…
Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions gives 23 million kroner to the red-green election campaign
The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) is allocating NOK 23 million to the three red-green parties’ election campaign. That is NOK 10 million more…
10.5% of the Norwegian population between the ages of 18 and 67 are now on disability benefits
In the first quarter of this year, a total of 359,900 people received disability benefits from the Norwegian Labor and Welfare Administration (NAV). That is…
Government allocates 10 million kroner to Norwegian films affected by the pandemic
Norwegian films that were distributed in the period from March 13 to September 30, 2020, can now apply for funding. A total of NOK 10…
DNB lambasted for violating money-laundering rules – CEO received 80% of maximum bonus
Several parties in the Norwegian parliament (Storting) reacted strongly to DNB CEO Kjerstin Braathen’s bonus in 2020. With a bonus of NOK 3.2 million, she…
Solberg decides to cut ferry prices by 10% in revised national budget, promises to halve prices by 2025
The Norwegian government promises to allocate NOK 120 million to reduced ferry prices in the proposal for a revised national budget for 2021. By 2025,…
Many foreign workers in Norway could be entitled to earn twice as much, new campaign warns
Many foreign workers who travel from Eastern Europe to work in Norway are unaware of their rights and obligations as employees in the country. An…
Real estate expert: The house price peak in Oslo is behind us
According to the head of the Norwegian Real Estate Association, Carl O. Geving, the price peak in the capital is now behind us. The national…
Sports equipment chains in Norway registered new sales records in the first quarter of 2021
During the first quarter of the year, sports chains sold sports equipment worth NOK 3.3 billion in Norway. That is a record, according to the…
Snow crab and salmon contributed to growth in Norwegian seafood exports in April
Norway exported seafood worth NOK 8.6 billion last month. This is an increase of NOK 338 million, or 4%, compared with April last year. “Despite…
