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Housing prices predicted to continue falling for a while to come
Statistics Norway (SSB) expects the weak development in housing prices to continue this year, and throughout 2018 before flattening out. According to agency forecasts…
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The oil fund, energy prices, taxes, housing and the Norwegian economy.
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Norwegian Airline flights cancelled due to hurricane Irma
The Norwegian Airline states that they have cancelled several flights to and from Florida in the United States because of the hurricane Irma. Among others the flight…
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Strong increase in cross-border trade
Figures from Statistics Norway show that over the course of the past year, Norwegians have spent NOK 14.9 billion on cross-border trade. That is an increase of NOK 1.4…
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Ryanair pilots leaves for Norwegian
Ryanair pilots move to Norwegian Close to 140 pilots have changed employer from Europe’s largest airline, Ryanair, to Norwegian Air Shuttle since the beginning of the…
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Record high interest in oil exploration on the Norwegian continental shelf
The interest among oil companies to pursue exploration on the Norwegian continental shelf has never been as great as now. Not since the allocation in predefined area…
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Nordic countries united against organized fisheries crime
Eight fisheries ministers, from the Nordic countries of Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Åland, have issued a joint statement…
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Major action in Bergen against car care shops
Major action in Bergen against car care shops 50 people from the police and the Labour Inspectorate have acted against three car care shops in Bergen suspected of…
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Norwegian’s global expansion continues with a passenger growth of 14 percent in August
Norwegian has yet again hit the three million passenger mark. In August, the airline carried almost 3.3 million passengers, an increase of 14 percent compared to the…
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Nordea expects strong economic growth in the immediate years to come
In its forecast report, published by Nordea Economic Outlook on Wednesday, Nordea Markets is very optimistic about the near future for the Norwegian economy. They expect…
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Double profits for SAS so far this year
Almost double profits before tax for the SAS Airline so far this year SAS achieved a pre-tax profit of almost SEK 2 billion in the third quarter of 2017, almost doubling…
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Tax revenue increased by NOK 14.5 billion
Tax revenue to the state increased by NOK 14.5 billion despite cuts The state’s revenues from taxes and fees increased by a total of NOK 14.5 billion in the second…
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More job vacancies
The number of job vacancies increased by 3 800 from the 1st to the 2nd quarter in 2017. A large proportion of the growth happened in care and social work activities, but…
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Jonas Gahr Støre clarifies whether he has invested in nuclear weapons
The chairman of the Parliament’s Financial Committee asks the Labor Party leader Jonas Gahr Støre to clarify whether parts of his fortune have been invested in the…
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4 out of ten disabled people employed
43 per cent of disabled people employed in Norway The employment rate among disabled people has remained stable over the last five years. In the second quarter of 2017,…
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Solberg:-Støre must cancel the job crisis after employment growth
Employment in the near future will be higher than the population growth,” said Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) and asks the Labor Party leader, Jonas Gahr Støre, to stop…
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Solberg promises to increase funding for new technology
Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Høyre (H), made a statement that the Government will double the present level of support, to 50 million kroner toward a scheme aimed at…
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Optimism in the oil industry
Optimism in the oil industry For the first time since the oil price drop, companies dependent on oil are more optimistic than other companies, according to a business…