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Hydro is following orders of production cuts
Norsk Hydro is complying to production cuts in Brazil A court in Brazil has imposed Norsk Hydro’s alumina refinery Alunorte production cuts of 50 per cent following…
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The oil fund, energy prices, taxes, housing and the Norwegian economy.
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Stable Unemployment in the EU
Unemployment in the EU was at 7.3 percent in January, unchanged from the month before. This level is the lowest in almost ten years. The new figures come from the EU…
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EU compromise on labour immigrants
The EU reported breakthroughs in the hard negotiations about the terms and conditions that apply to workers crossing borders. The EU Member States have been in hard…
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Working group on a central credit register in Norway
The Ministry of Finance has appointed a working group to assess whether a central credit register should be established in Norway, as prescribed by a regulation from the…
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A billion kroner loss for Rema 1000
Turnover in the Reitan-owned grocery store chain Rema 1000 fell by 1.4 billion kroner last year. This was stated in the Reitan Group’s annual results, which was…
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Many Norwegians having trouble with interest rates
Never have Norwegians had more debt, and never have interest rates been lower. Increase in interest rates of more than 1% could give one in five people trouble with the…
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Surge in electricity prices
Power prices are at their highest level in 13 months, and are expected to stay high throughout the spring. Unusually cold weather is to blame. A kilowattime now costs…
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Most people received a higher salary last year
According to recent figures from the Technical Calculating Committee (TBU), wage growth was approximately 2.5% last year. The key figures that form the basis for this…
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Many miss the opportunity to cheaper childcare
Lower income families can apply for reduced fees for kindergarten care, but many do not use the service. The deadline is now approaching for new applications. In the…
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Majority supports the abolition of fur farming
A majority of the population agree with the government’s move to ban Norwegian fur farming, according to a poll. The measurement is done by the Sentio Research Group. It…
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Danish customers turn their backs on the big banks
Danish bank customers lack proximity to banks, and also trust. Now thousands of them are leaving the big banks in favour of smaller competitors. Last year, the eight…
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The state paid NOK 88 million compensation for natural damages in 2017
The state received 634 applications for compensation for natural damage during the past year. In total, NOK 88 million was paid. Most damages were paid out in Sogn and…
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NSB don’t have enough staff for normal scheduled traffic
10% of NSB’s trains in Eastern Norway are either scheduled or driven with fewer carriages than normal. The reason is that the Group has laid off too many personnel.…
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HELP WANTED: NAV’s 71% Labour Improvement
The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) has released its latest employment indicators with a whopping overall 41% reduction in notice of termination / hard…
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Avinor in 2017: Major developments and good operations
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Rema 1000 was the grocery industry loser in 2017
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Delayed delivery of the new Hurtigruten flagship – several thousand passengers affected
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Hydro: NOK 2.7 billion for Icelandic aluminum plant
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The government wants fewer contract workers
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Presidency said no to cost reduction