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Want to cruise around in your car?
Want to cruise around in your car? If you are looking to cruise around in your gas guzzling car, and you are not interested in ogling the local chicks, the Middle East…
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The oil fund, energy prices, taxes, housing and the Norwegian economy.
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The Government changes the rules for unemployment benefits
The Government changes the rules for unemployment benefits The Government changes the rules so that one is now less likely to be penalized for part-time work while…
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1,400 will lose their job in Nike
1,400 will lose their job in Nike Around 1,400 people must leave Nike. The shoe manufacturer will also cut the number of models with a quarter. Nike announced Thursday…
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Norway as the world’s most digital country
Norway has taken over the top spot on the list of the most digital country on the planet. According to the digital barometer of the Finnish research institute Etla,…
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Vinmonopolet in talks with Avinor about taking over duty-free sales
For several months, Vinmonopolet (The Wine Monopoly) has been in talks with Avinor about taking over duty-free sales of alcohol at airports. This is the first time the…
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Thursday morning several of DNB services are not working
Thursday morning at 5:30 am, several of DNB services are down – again. The error is identified, and the bank hopes that DNB services soon will be available.…
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SV with Filibuster tactics on wage growth
SV requires equal wage growth for politicians and retirees The Socialist Party (SV) do not understand why the parliamentary politicians will give themselves ten times as…
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The Supreme Court will consider Yara sentencing
The Supreme Court will consider Yara sentencing The Norwegian Supreme Court will review the case against Yara’s former legal director, Kendrick Wallace, who in January…
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Slowly but surely, Norwegian employers gain optimism
ManpowerGroup’s labour market barometer shows that in the next quarter, a clear sense of optimism will continue in the Norwegian labour market. According to Manpower’s…
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Interpol: 153 detained for ticket fraud worldwide
Interpol: 153 detained for ticket fraud following worldwide law enforcement operation (Norway Today / Interpol): 153 individuals have been detained following the sixth…
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High risk of wild fish dying of salmon lice
Ministry of Fisheries: High risk of wild fish dying of salmon lice between Karmøy and Sotra Ministry of Food and Industry estimates that there is a high risk that wild…
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Court case on the gondola project in Voss
Court case on the gondola project in Voss, Hordaland Development company in the municipality of Voss goes to court after that many homeowners have refused to accept…
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Record passenger numbers this summer
The summer of 2017 will see a record number of passengers at Avinor Oslo Airport, with Friday 16 June as the peak travel day. On that day, more than 100,000 people are…
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Doubling in sick leave for workers over the age of 67
Numbers from Nav indicate that sick leave among the 67 to 69 year old age group has doubled during the past eleven years. The increase is due to changes in Nav’s…
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Agreement reached on new road-toll rates for Oslo
The parties involved in ‘Oslopakke 3’ have agreed to build around 50 new toll stations, the introduction of rush hour, and new ‘environmentally differentiated’ toll…
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Norwegian production companies get their steam up
Production is increasing more than before, but labour supply has been slightly worse over the last three months. The companies that are part of Norges Bank’s regional…
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Let’s not call it theft as banks drool, hauling in Nibor rate winnings with both fists
When the money market rate, Nibor, increased last year, it instantly became an argument for raising mortgage rates. Now that Nibor has fallen three times as low, the…
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Increases in air traffic during May
4.6 million passengers traveled by plane in May. This is an increase of 3.7 per cent from last year. Oslo Airport had a 5.5 per cent growth. In Bergen, growth was 1.3…