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One in ten killings in Norway committed by asylum seekers
In the past five years there have been 148 killings in Norway.In 19 cases, the perpetrator was an asylum seeker show new numbers from Kripos special investigation unit.…
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DNB boss fears hacking could trigger next financial crisis
DNB chief, Rune Bjerke, said that it’s hard to predict what will trigger the next financial crisis, but he suspects it may be hacker attacks. “We have received some…
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Strong increase in boat traffic
The boat industry transported almost 3.5 million passengers in the second quarter of the year, 32.9 percent more than in the same period last year. A nice spring can be…
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Norway pledges funds to clean the oceans
Norway pledges 400 million to the cleaning of the oceans Norway pledges NOK 400 million extra for efforts to clean the oceans of plastic waste, mainly by stopping the…
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1,7 million Swedish soda cans have been recycled in Norway so far this year
A new report shows a sharp increase in the number of Swedish soda cans that are being recycled in Norway. Infinitum believes the report confirms Statistics Norway’s…
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New 50 and 500 kroner banknotes on the way
In October, new 50 and 500-krone banknotes, packed with advanced technology, announces Norges Bank. The new banknotes come into circulation on October 18, the central…
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Hungary tells Norway, ‘’It’s our money’’
Norway denied four of the demands in negotiations with Hungary about EEA funds. Now the Hungarian government has warned Norway that the money is voluntarily given.…
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Norway has to import grain from Kazakhstan after the drought season
In order to have enough flour for, for example, Christmas baking, Norway must import grain from Poland and Kazakhstan after the extremely dry summer, this year. NRK has…
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Ever more difficult to hide overseas wealth
The net is closing around people who have hidden fortunes abroad. From September 30, Norwegian authorities will receive banking and investment information from 103…
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Four out of ten companies exposed to fraud last year
Nearly 40% of Norwegian companies were exposed to information security fraud in 2017 according to a new survey. The business safety council presented its…
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Barack Obama visits Skjetten
Barack Obama will speak in front of 3,000 business leaders and others outside of Oslo next week, but what he will do in the country is not known. The Nobel Prize winner…
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More teachers receive contract
Preliminary figures from the Directorate of Education show the number of apprenticeship contracts has increased for the third consecutive year. ‘’It’s good news,’’ said…
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Norwegian companies crying out for skilled workers
Six out of ten Norwegian NHO companies lack employees with the right expertise. In particular, there is a shortage of ‘craftsmen’ showed NHO’s expertise barometer. The…
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128,000 Norwegian pigs are slaughtered in Russia after swine fever outbreaks
The Norwegian company RBPI-group had to destroy hundred thousands of pigs after African swine fever was discovered in one of their farms in Kaliningrad. The Norwegian…
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Continuous efforts in the oil fund stopped a loss of 100 billion
On Sunday it is ten years since the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers. The day before that happened, the boss of the oil fund rushed in 60 employees and managed to prevent a…