Start-up of negotiations on a new funding period for the EEA and Norway Grants
“The EEA and Norway Grants scheme is not just an important contribution to economic and social development in the 15 beneficiary states. It also provides…
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Fewer Norwegians than expected went on a shopping trip to Sweden on Saturday
Norway exported weapons and military equipment worth 6.2 billion kroner in 2020
The government wants to know how much and how often Norwegians shop abroad
Equinor sells its refining business in Denmark
Only 1% of real estate in Oslo is within the budget of first-time homebuyers
Norway’s Labor Party demands billions for employment
Minister: Laid-off workers in Norway will receive free tailor-made educational offers
Norway registers slight decline in number of jobseekers
Norges Bank: The reopening of Norway is increasing optimism in the business community
Activity in the business sector has increased in recent months, and companies believe that the easing of the corona measures will lead to significant growth…
Norway registered record alcohol sales in the first three months of 2021
A total of 7,216 liters of pure alcohol were sold in the first quarter of 2021. That is an increase of 20.8% from the same…
Technical problems at Nordea – customers are being charged twice
On Saturday, Nordea experienced technical problems that led to customers being charged twice. Christian Steffensen, Director of Communications at Nordea, told the newspaper VG that…
Norway’s Green Party demands 174 billion kroner more for railways
The Green Party (MDG) wants to spend half of the funds in the National Transport Plan on trains. That means that the sum from the…
House prices in Norway rose in May – they are now 11.3% higher than last year
House prices rose by 1% in May, Eiendom Norge announced on Thursday. House prices are now 11.3% higher than a year ago. “House prices rose…
Norway’s Financial Supervisory Authority: Banks avoided corona losses, but they’re vulnerable
Norway’s Financial Supervisory Authority’s (Finanstilsynet) stress test shows that Norwegian banks would suffer during a monetary policy crisis with a sharp rise in interest rates…
Nakstad: I think Norwegians will be able to go cross-border shopping in June
Espen Nakstad believes it will be possible for Norwegians to travel to Sweden to shop already this month. The assistant health director told newspaper Dagbladet…
Equinor joins partners in 66 billion kroner investment in oil fields in Brasil
Equinor and partners ExxonMobil, Petrogal Brasil, and Pré-sal Petróleo SA have decided to develop phase one of the Bacalhau field in Brazil. The investment is…
The oil tax cut package could cost the Norwegian state 10 billion kroner
The bill for the oil tax package that the Norwegian parliament approved (Storting) last year is growing. The oil tax package from June last year…
SSB: Many immigrants in Norway lost their job due to the corona pandemic
Many immigrants lost their jobs last year due to the fact that they work in occupations that were hard hit by the corona measures. The…
Norwegian out of bankruptcy protection: “We saved the airline”
Corona-stricken Norwegian announced on Wednesday that they are leaving bankruptcy protection. “We saved the airline,” the CEO said. “Today, we have written history, not only…
