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Posten’s chief executive officer warns of mail one day per week
CEO Tone Wille, of Posten, believes the time of delivery of mail five days a week is nearing an end. ‘I think it may become a weekly post. An intermediate solution on…
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Norwegian may become oil minister in Somalia
Norwegian-speaking Ibrahim Mohammed Hassan, 66, may become oil minister in Somalia, according to Nettavisen newspaper. Hassan came to Norway in the 1970s and is an oil…
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China halves fishing import fees
China halves tariffs for several fish species, including frozen Atlantic salmon. Norwegian authorities expect exports to increase sharply in the future. The duty fees…
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More people have longer working life with AFP
The new scheme for contractual pensions (AFP) in the private sector keeps people at work for longer, as was the purpose, LO and NHO have concluded in an evaluation…
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Norwegian reports 11 per cent passenger growth in November
Norwegian carried 2.5 million passengers in November, an increase of 11 per cent compared to the same month last year. Norwegian’s long-haul routes had a 52 per cent…
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Amendments to the Accounting Act to save business 1 billion NOK
A simplification of the Accounting Act, which was adopted on Tuesday, can save Norwegian small businesses as much as 1 billion, the government believes. The new tax…
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Aker Solutions wins Castberg contracts worth four billion
Aker Solutions has won the contract for the large Statoil development at the Johan Castberg field, worth around four billion. The oil service company, which has been…
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Good market for Norwegian Christmas trees abroad
Norwegian Christmas trees are popular abroad. In Moscow, Russians are willing to pay up to 3,000 kroner for luxury ‘edelgran’ from western Norway. Managing Director,…
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Construction workers avoid disqualification
The government is making an about turn and postponing plans for new qualification requirements in the field of construction. The rules would have disqualified several…
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The likelihood of war increases
The likelihood of war between the United States and North Korea increases The probability of a preemptive strike against North Korea increases every time the isolated…
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Oslo’s real estate market: – More Interest
There is rising interest in the housing market and the property price base may reach its lowest, believe real estate brokers. – “Agents have noticed more people coming…
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Jensen: New era for the oil money
Finance Minister Siv Jensen (FRP) is delighted about the fact that the hardest period of our economy is now behind us, but she announces a new era for oil money spending…
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Flynn: Trump’s team behind Russian contact
Flynn claims members of Trump’s team steered his Russian contact Former security adviser Michael Flynn claims that people in Trump’s transition team steered his contact…
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Higher toll fees leads to lesser traffic in Oslo and Bærum
After two months of implementing time and environmentally differentiated tariffs in the toll area of Oslo, the number of passages into Oslo and Bærum fell by 4.1…
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Agreements reached in fisheries negotiations
The EU and Norway have agreed on the quota for 2018. There will be increased quotas for cod,North Sea sand-eel, and pollock. The negotiations took place in Bergen for…
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Norwegian families earned 572 million in rent through Airbnb
A total of 17,700 Norwegians rented out rooms through Airbnb between November last year to November this year, earning, in total, just over half a billion. This was…
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Strong upturn in development plans on Norwegian Continental Shelf
In 2016, construction on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) delivered NOK 23 billion. By December this year, the construction plans are worth more than NOK 100…