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Gunhild Stordalen will share a stage with Barack Obama
Gunhild Stordalen is going to share a stage with recently retired U.S. President, Barack Obama, during a food conference in Milan in just over two weeks. ‘I think it’s…
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The oil fund, energy prices, taxes, housing and the Norwegian economy.
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Economists believe the interest rate will continue at the same level for a long time
Economists looking to the horizon don’t believe in an interest rate hike from Norges Bank in the short term. But the interest rate will not go down. On Thursday, Norges…
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Spanish seamen lost against the Norwegian state
Spaniards who have not received a pension after working on Norwegian ships, lost their lawsuit against the Norwegian state. The Norwegian state was sued in the Oslo…
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Yet fewer users visit Nav
Since 2015, the number of visits to the Nav office in Horten have been reduced by 75%. The Horten Department Manager, Terje Randem, said that they noticed a sharp change…
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Spent less oil money than expected last year
The state accounts show that NOK 196.6 billion oil were used last year. It constitutes 2.6 per cent of the estimated capital of the oil fund at the start of 2016. The…
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Small pesticides in berries
There are few residues of pesticides and infectious substances in both Norwegian and imported berries, according to the Norwegian Food Safety Authority’s annual control.…
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Reactions to Newspapers Click-Payment
Dagbladet pays columnists according to how many pageviews they receive. This can distort and affect the public dialogue, the Federation of Norwegian Journalist (NJ)…
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Price war spells the end of Kiwi in Denmark
The food chain Kiwi is finished in Denmark. The owners have lost the belief that the 103 stores will make a profit, the Danish grocery group Dagrofa writes in a press…
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8 square meters for NOK 900,000
There is no water, electricity, berth or even allowed to sleep there. But the little seaside shed at Kjøkøy in Fredrikstad is priced at close to one million. – It goes…
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Norwegian companies look on the future with greater optimism
After three heavy years, there are now plenty of business owners in Western Norway who are becoming more optimistic. The whole of Norway will be adding more like these…
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‘New Roads’ and Tax autohorities with efforts to combat crime
In order to ensure that suppliers and subcontractors in the construction sector act in accordance with Norwegian laws, the Tax Administration and ‘New Roads’ have joined…
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Hauglie wants workers for children with disabilities to be able to work more hours continuously
People working with disabled children should be able to work 88 hours the week they have the children, suggested the Minister of Labour, Anniken Hauglie. In a Supreme…
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The date to report tax returns is approaching fast, just around the corner
Have you checked your tax report? Sunday, April the 30th, is the deadline for delivering tax returns for wage earners and pensioners. Three million wage earners and…
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Unemployment up to 4.3%
There were 120,000 unemployed in February, according to seasonally adjusted figures from Statistics Norway (SSB). This corresponds to 4.3% of the workforce, up 0.1% from…