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The European Free Trade Association (Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein) concluded negotiations on a free trade agreement with Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil,…
So far this year, construction of 5,795 homes has started in Norway, 42 % fewer than at the same time last year. In Eastern Norway, the decline is 46 %. After weak new…
After very high electricity prices in the previous three quarters, the price has now fallen in the second quarter. Compared to the second quarter of 2018, the price has…
The state is giving hundreds of millions of NOK to Hywind Tampen, Equinor’s project with eleven floating offshore wind turbines in the middle of the North Sea, according…
There were 102,000 unemployed persons in June. This represents 3.6 percent of the workforce, adjusted for seasonal variations. This is up 0.1 percentage points from…
Norway comes out well in two reports that estimate the possibilities of generating energy with wind turbines. One study, published by Science Direct and compiled by…
The airline Norwegian sells all its shares in Bank Norwegian. The price is just over NOK 2.2 billion. The buyer is Cidron Xingu Limited, which is indirectly controlled…
Nordea cuts interest rates by 0.25 percentage points for loans with a ten-year maturity. The background is the development in long-term interest rates. Interest rates on…
The harvest of Norwegian apples and plums is underway, and it will soon be possible to find them in stores, according to the Directorate of Agriculture. Western Norway…
Hurtigruten continues to move boundaries for green technology: Through giant makeovers, three Hurtigruten vessels will be transformed to premium, hybrid powered…
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Since 2005, Norwegian food prices have increased by 57 %. During the same period, prices in Sweden, Denmark and Finland increased by 37, 27 and 26 % respectively.…
It is the wealthiest part of the population that benefit most from the benefits of electric cars. Every sixth of the wealthiest households have electric cars, an…
Norges Bank’s Executive Board has decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 1.25 percent. In Monetary Policy Report 2/19, which was published on 20 June 2019, the…
A new survey conducted by Dagens Næringsliv shows major differences in the salaries of board leaders in Scandinavia. The lowest paid for the job are Norwegian directors.…
Tesla Motors Norway has already sold more cars this year than in the whole of 2018. Model 3 is the best-selling car in the country so far this year. According to…
New greener brands CIRCAL and REDUXA set a new standard for low-carbon and recycled aluminium and make it easier for customers to promote more sustainable aluminium…
10 % of the workforce believe they are at risk of having to reduce their work effort over the next five years, according to the latest YS labour barometer. The…