Car traffic has fallen sharply – more than every third car is gone
Traffic in Norwegian cities has dropped in one week. More than one third of the cars during rush hour traffic in Oslo and Bergen, is…
Finance
Norges Bank reduces the policy rate by 0.75 percentage point to 0.25 percent
At an extraordinary meeting on 19 March, Norges Bank’s Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee unanimously decided to reduce the policy rate by 0.75 percentage…
Grocery stores to install plastic screens to shield staff
Norwegian grocery stores will prevent the coronavirus infection by installing plexiglass at the tills. The measure comes after several Rema 1000 employees expressed concern about…
Oil experts believe that the oil prices can go as low as ten dollars
“Oil prices may still fall and the oil service sector is facing a difficult year,” says Jarand Rystad, one of the world’s leading oil analysts….
The clothing chain H&M is laying off 60 per cent of its employees in Norway
The clothing chain H&M is laying off 2,000 of its total 3,223 employees in Norway as a result of the corona crisis. The temporary layoffs…
Pharmaceutical company will test medicine on hospitalized corona patients
The Roche company is ready to test the effects of one of its drugs on patients admitted to hospitals with covid-19. “We are launching a…
Historical krone collapse – almost 12 kroner to a dollar
The krone has fallen sharply against all currencies overnight. A dollar now costs almost 12 kroner. One US dollar before the IPO costs NOK 11.85,…
Food production continues as normal
Agricultural food production is currently running as normal despite the corona outbreak. On Tuesday, Minister of Agriculture and Food Olaug Bollestad (Kristelig Folkeparti) held talks…
The Road Administration extends expired driver’s licenses for bus and truck drivers
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration extends expired driving license for professional drivers. They now have an extra six months to renew after the expiry date…
Over 110,000 applications for unemployment benefits in under a week
Nav has received 113,500 applications for unemployment benefits in the last six days. Over 100,000 of these apply due to temporary layoffs. 105,000 of the…
First tax notice on Wednesday – but the corona virus affects the help you can get
The tax authorities will send out the tax notice as planned, on several different dates. However, the reception centres at the tax offices are closed…
Parents do not have to pay for corona-closed kindergartens and SFO
Parents do not have to pay for kindergarten and SFO (daycare) as long as the services are closed due to the corona outbreak, informs Minister…
The Public Roads Administration postpones the deadline for EU control
If you have a car that has a deadline for EU control in the period from March 13 to April 30, the deadline will be…
Strict restrictions on all medication in Norway
Only one pack of each non-prescription drug from the pharmacy is now allowed. There are also strict restrictions on prescription drugs to avoid hoarding. –…
Significant increase in sales of Israeli wine in Norway
Norwegians bought four times more Israeli wine in 2019 than the year before, figures from the Vinmonopolet show. 1,188 litres of Israeli wine were sold…
Tax return are coming
As of Wednesday, March 18, Norwegians will receive their tax statements for 2019. A new tax return that should be easier to understand also means…
Norwegian liquor manufacturer has started hand disinfectant production
Norwegian liquor manufacturer Arcus has already supplied its first cans of disinfectant. They aim to produce 15,000-20,000 liters. “There is demand because disinfectant is difficult…
Self-employed persons to go 16 days without income
The Storting’s crisis package will first compensate the self-employed for loss of income from day 17. VG has interviewed hairdressers in Froland municipality in Agder….
Tax-free company lays off over 1,000 employees
Travel Retail Norway, which operates the duty-free shops at the country’s largest airports, has laid off over 1,000 people. Hundreds of summer temps have been…
Quarantine violations will normally be penalized with 20,000 kroner
The Norwegian Prosecuting Authority sets large fines for quarantine violations Violations of the quarantine rules should be punished with large fines. If you break the…