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Equinor offshore wind bid wins in New York State
New York State governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced Equinor’s Empire Wind as a winner in the State’s first large-scale competitive offshore wind solicitation. The…
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Promising forecasts for this year’s apple harvest
The cold spring days made it dark for awhile for the apple harvest, but now it is bursting with fruit in several places. Apple producers can count on a result of around…
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Norway enters into partnership with the UN Tax Committee
Today, on 15 July, Norway and the United Nations marked the start of a new partnership on strengthening international tax policy and enhancing domestic tax capacity.…
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Record results for the Fløibanen
Much sun and tourists from Asia contributed to lifting the turnover of the Fløibanen by 15 percent and contributing to the best results ever, last year. The iconic cable…
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Million surplus for the leftover food app
The app Too Good To Go has managed to make a million krones while helping cafes and restaurants sell food that would otherwise be thrown away at the end of the day. The…
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Norway has the highest growth in car sales throughout Western Europe
Car sales fall in most Western European markets. In Norway, there it goes in the opposite way. We have the highest growth of all, with an increase of 1.9 percent in the…
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Eyes the end of the Norwegian oil industry
“The oil industry cannot be as big as today if we are to reach the 1.5-degree goal,” says Environment Minister Ola Elvestuen, who does not believe oil revenues can be…
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Will leave self-service shops open on Sundays
When stores can be kept open without employees being at work, the most important argument for keeping closed on Sundays disappears, says Bård Hoksrud (Frp). Automation…
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Norwegian’s financial turnaround moves in the right direction: Increased revenue and reduced cost
Norwegian’s second quarter results are characterised by reduced growth and improved profitability, in line with the company’s strategy. Despite the reduced production…
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CFO Geir Karlsen appointed interim CEO of Norwegian as Bjørn Kjos steps down
After 17 years as the CEO of Norwegian Air Shuttle, Bjørn Kjos (72) will leave the position and continue in a new role as an advisor to the Chairman, with effect from…
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Ukraine is focusing on Norwegian solar power
Norwegian Scatec Solar will build solar power plants in Ukraine to reduce the use of coal and nuclear power. The Norwegian state contributes NOK 145 million. The current…
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Over 174,000 Norwegians are dollar millionaires
Worldwide, the number of dollar millionaires has declined. Growth continues in Norway however, and more than 174,000 Norwegians are now considered dollar millionaires.…
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Still fewer kiosks in Norway
Nearly 170 kiosks have closed in the last five years and the downward trend continues. Today there are just over 1,100 kiosks left in Norway. Last year, the Norwegian…
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Norwegians will trade for almost NOK 45 billion this summer
Norwegians will spend about NOK 44.4 billion in July and August, according to figures from the trade and service industry’s main organization Virke. We see once again a…
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SAS flies high with the passenger numbers
2.9 million passengers traveled with SAS in June. The figure is the highest for a single month in the company’s history. It does not seem that the SAS strike at the end…
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Protectable forests logged in Norway
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Need not repay loans after ID theft
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The government requires a halt in irresponsible consumer loans
The government requires banks to use the new debt registers to prevent irresponsible consumer loans. Consumer Minister Kjell Ingolf Ropstad (KrF) says to E24 that he…