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Little domestic freight by foreign lorries
Of the 13.2 million tonnes transported by foreign lorries in Norway in 2017, 11.7 million tonnes were transported into or out of Norway, while 1.5 million tonnes were…
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The oil fund, energy prices, taxes, housing and the Norwegian economy.
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Record-wide Norwegian business trip to China
Around 310 representatives from the Norwegian industry and industry participate in the business delegation in connection with the king’s visit to China next week. “Good…
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Johan Sverdrup powered from shore
Today the Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Kjell-Børge Freiberg, officially opened the power-from-shore solution which will provide the Johan Sverdrup field…
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More than a billion kroner for renewable energy
‘The lack of access to energy is still a barrier for international development. The Government has therefore increased its grants towards renewable energy from NOK 570…
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A budget to promote employment, welfare and security
“The Norwegian economy is doing well. Businesses are investing more and employment is rising throughout the country. We are using the good times to secure a sustainable…
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Chinese woman stopped with NOK 920,000
Chinese woman stopped with NOK 920,000 at Gardermoen A Chinese woman has been sentenced to nine months in prison after being stopped at Oslo Airport Gardermoen with…
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Statkraft buys wind power projects
Statkraft buys renewable energy projects in the British Isles Statkraft (The Norwegian State-owned Power Company) has purchased the wind power business of Element Power…
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Parties have lost belief in hydrogen cars
Many political parties no longer believe in hydrogen cars Several politicians who a couple of years ago wanted to back hydrogen cars have now departed from this and want…
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Telenor considers mobile phone initiative in the Philippines
Telenor confirmed that the company is considering entering the Philippine mobile phone market. It is Telenor’s first geographical expansion since 2014, when the company…
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The state increases the Grid lease by 0.6 øre per kW/h
Major investments in the grid make Statnett increase the tariff for next year. On average, this means an increase of 0.6 øre per kilowatt hour for regular consumers.…
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Diapers smuggled in large quantities
Norwegian diapers smuggled in large quantities Low diaper prices in Norway have led to smuggling with the aim to sell them on the black market abroad. As a result of a…
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Vipps is the youngster’s favourite
Of young people’s top 10 in brands, Norske Vipps took first place on the YouGov BrandIndex’s ranking among youth in front of the global streaming services Netflix and…
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Climate change will make food more expensive
Climate change will lead to reduced food production and increased food prices according to a new report from the Development Fund and ‘Ruralis’. The report, quoted by…
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The government increases collective effort by 45%
The Government proposed to increase public transport and pedestrian and bicycle lanes by 45% in the state budget which will be presented on the 8th of October said…
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The Oil Fund buys award-winning Amazon property in London
The oil fund’s property department paid out NOK 3.4 billion for an award-winning office property in London to Amazon’s online trading company. Norges Bank Real Estate…
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This summer’s record breaking sales of ice cream produced solid Tine returns
This hot summer contributed to record sales for Tine owned Diplom Ice cream. In addition, Norwegians drank a lot of ice coffee and iced tea, which gave very good numbers…
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Small changes in unemployment
4.0 percent of the workforce was unemployed at the end of July, according to Statistics Norway (SSB). At the end of July, 113,000 were unemployed. Seasonally adjusted…