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Statkraft facilitates for Google
Statkraft has partnered with Google in a facilitator role locally in Skien Norway, where Google has acquired a 195 hectare property. At present Google have bought the…
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Road Tolls debt: NOK 43 billion
Road tolls Debt Interest rate Finance Toll Wall Norway Road Tolls debt: NOK 43 billion Norway Today
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Norwegian tour bus operators fear being out-competed by companies from Eastern Europe
Norwegian bus operators believe that foreigners must compete on the same terms as the Norwegian ones. Many companies from Eastern Europe pay neither minimum wages nor…
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Norwegian reports higher load factor in July
Norwegian carried more than 3.7 million passengers in July. The load factor was 93.5 percent, up half a percentage point. A total of 3,714,432 passengers chose to fly…
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Norwegian foods are the most expensive in Europe
In 2018, Norway had Europe’s highest price level for food and non-alcoholic beverages. The price level was 63 % above the EU average and 40 % above Sweden. Among other…
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Strongest ever July for Norwegian seafood exports
Norway has exported 164,000 tonnes of seafood worth NOK 7.8 billion in July. This is a 6 per cent fall in volume but an 11 per cent, or NOK 768 million, growth in value…
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One euro now costs over 10 kroner
The Norwegian krone has weakened to its weakest level of the year. On Monday night, one euro was traded at just over 10 kroner, according to Infront. Since the…
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Millions of kroner worth of damages following extreme rainfall in Oslo
This past weekend, Oslo was hit by heavy rainfall, which led to floods in several areas. An insurance company reports claims for more than NOK 2.5 million. The rainfall…
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The US has announced that borrowing may affect the Norwegian interest rate
Credit strategist Lars Mouland believes that the US’s announced borrowing combined with a possible interest rate hike from Norges Bank will cause the Norwegian interest…
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Color hybrid delivered from Ulstein Verft
Yesterday, the world’s largest plug-in hybrid vessel, Color Hybrid, was delivered from Ulstein Verft to Color Line. With all its innovative and new environmentally…
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Bus chauffeurs are to be taxed for ‘free’ passes from the New Year
From the New Year, the country’s bus drivers lose the right to travel for free in a county. The bus passes the driver gets to themselves and their family, is now to be…
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Robbers stole NOK 5 million worth of watches
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Four men in Nigeria charged for fraud after Norwegian investigation
After collaboration between Norwegian and Nigerian police, four men in Nigeria have been charged with having swindled several million kroner, reports Aftenposten. The…
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A New app will reward drivers who do not use their mobile phone while driving
The Hold app will give drivers points and prizes for every 20 minutes they manage to leave their mobile while driving. “We want people to be more alert in traffic. Just…
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Aker BP discovers oil in the Noaka area
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Platekompaniet to shut down almost all stores
Platekompaniet lost NOK 55 million over the past five years. Now almost all stores are to be shut down. Only three store to remain. New accounting reports show for 2018…
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Interest is increasing for expensive watches
Watchmaker Bjerke set a personal record of over NOK 274 million in turnover last year. According to the watchmaker, interest in expensive watches has increased, writes…
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Volvo recalls over 9.000 cars in Norway
The car giant Volvo recalls several hundred thousand cars worldwide because of the danger of fire in the engine. In Norway, 9,200 cars are recalled. The fault concerns…
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The EU summit will look at the rules that prevent Norway from banning diesel cars
Today’s EU rules make it impossible for individual countries, including Norway, to completely ban diesel and petrol cars. The EU industrial commissioner is now opening…
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Norwegian grocery stores have a poorer selection than those in Sweden
A new report shows that the range of goods in a Norwegian average grocery store is just over half of what is offered in a Swedish store and of which the prices are…