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Solberg: – The economy points in the right direction
Solberg: – The economy points in the right direction Better prospects for the Norwegian economy leads to the Government easing up on the incentives and are therefore…
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The oil fund, energy prices, taxes, housing and the Norwegian economy.
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Record figures for the oil fund
The value of the oil fund exceeded 8,000 billion in the second quarter of 2017. Measured in kroner, the half-year result was the best in the fund’s history. The…
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Decline in unemployment
According to Labour force survey (LFS) figures, the seasonally adjusted number of unemployed persons decreased by 2,000 people between March and June. This figure is…
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Norwegians’ confidence in the future back to level it was at before oil price implosion
The latest forecast from Finans Norge shows that confidence in our personal, and the national, economy is back to the same level it was at before the oil price drop of…
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Norway and Germany enter into extensive cooperation on naval defence materiel
Today, the German and Norwegian Ministers of Defence formally marked the start of a long-term cooperation on new submarines and naval missiles. Minister of Defence, Ine…
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Fewer receive work benefit money
In the past year, the number of people receiving work benefit money has decreased by 3,000. Most of the decline has happened in the last quarter. By the end of June…
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Back at work
40 percent of those who have been unemployed for a long time in Rogaland have gotten new jobs, again. A survey from NAV, was done among 545 people who have been…
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Analysts are expecting all time record salmon catch profits
Several analysts expect records to fall when many of the salmon companies submit their quarterly reports this week. ‘We believe the second quarter will be very strong…
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The Liberal Party with plans for 60,000 new jobs a year
Removing Employer’s tax in regions with high unemployment is among the 30 measures The Liberal Party believes will be able to double the number of new jobs in the…
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Increase in Norwegians hiring home cleaning services
More and more people hire help to clean their homes. A cleaning agency in Elverum doubled the number of jobs last year. They move from house to house and clean. The…
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Higher tax revenues for the municipalities
According to Dagens Næringsliv newspaper (DN), municipalities this year will receive NOK 4 billion more than expected. Municipal Minister, Jan Tore Sanner of Høyre (H),…
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Snow crab (Snøkrabbe) could become the new cod
The value of snow crabs that migrate into the Barents Sea could become 6 billion a year, as great as for cod. In 2012, 2.5 tonnes of snow crabs were caught in Norwegian…
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Fjord Line doubles its capacity between Kristiansand and Hirtshals
The Norwegian shipping company, Fjord Line, has invested in a new catamaran that has the capacity to ferry1,200 passengers, and 400 cars, between Kristiansand and…
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Record number of houses for sale with 3,300 showings in Oslo alone this weekend
Not since 2010 have there been so many homes for sale as there are now. This weekend, 3,300 showings are planned in Oslo alone. ‘This weekend is particularly busy for…
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Nav said nearly 50% of long-term unemployed people find work when there’s no unemployment benefit
According to Nav, nearly half of the long-term unemployed had a job six months after their unemployment benefits ended, and 20% were still job seekers. ‘We see that more…
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Continued increase in building and construction industry
The activity in the building and construction industry continued to rise in the 2nd quarter of 2017. Overall, the seasonally-adjusted figures showed 0.9 per cent growth.…
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SAS have cancelled 15 long haul flights in the past ten days
E24 newspaper reported that technical problems have led SAS to cancel a number of long-distance flights on routes from Stockholm and Copenhagen recently, affecting…
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Finance Minister to make expulsion of EEA citizens easier
The Minister of Finance, and Fremskrittspartiet (FrP) leader, Siv Jensen, wants to lower the threshold for expulsion of EEA citizens charged with employment crime. This…
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Danish Government in fishing scandal
Danish Government caught up in fishing scandal The Danish Ministry for fishing reports so-called ”quota-kings” to the police following a critical report. Over-fishing in…