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SSB: The price of petrol in Norway increased in October
A total of 700 million liters of petroleum products were sold in Norway in October this year, up 2.3% compared with October last year. The average price was over NOK 17…
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The oil fund, energy prices, taxes, housing and the Norwegian economy.
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One in four Norwegians does not own a credit card
A total of 1,088,295 adults in Norway do not own credit cards. “Everyone else” has NOK 154 billion in total credit debt. Celebrity economist Hallgeir Kvadsheim believes…
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Norway’s labor market is recovering at a record speed; NAV chief: The crisis is over
The labor market is approaching pre-pandemic levels. The NAV's forecasts indicate that unemployment next year will be lower than before the corona crisis.
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Many Norwegians with a lot of debt are taking out new loans: “Worrying”
A large and growing proportion of new mortgages are taken out by people who have high total debt in relation to annual income, according to a survey by the Financial…
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In October, the unemployment rate in Sweden amounted to 7.6%
In October, 418,000 Swedes were unemployed, which represents an unemployment rate of 7.6%.
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Norwegian Competition Authority stops DNB’s acquisition of Sbanken
In a press release, DNB stated that the Norwegian Competition Authority stopped the bank's acquisition of Sbanken.
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Sweden registers highest inflation in 13 years
Inflation in Sweden increased unexpectedly in October. It now amounts to 3.1%, which is the highest since the beginning of the financial crisis.
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Statistics Norway: The electricity price is more than twice as high as normal
Electricity prices in the third quarter were more than twice as high as normal in the last five years, according to Statistics Norway (SSB).
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Flyr CEO: The pandemic is still a challenge
Flyr airline had a turnover before tax of minus NOK 162.3 million in the third quarter. “The pandemic is still a challenge,” the CEO says. On Thursday, the company…
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SSB: Prices in Norway continue to increase
The consumer price index (CPI) rose 3.5% from October last year to October this year. The most important reason for the increase is the spike in electricity prices,…
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Equinor plans to employ 190 new people in one year
Following complaints from both shop stewards and the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway about poor staffing, Equinor will employ 190 new skilled workers on the Norwegian…
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SSB: There are now more jobs in Norway than before the corona outbreak
There were just over 2.98 million jobs in Norway in the third quarter of 2021. That is an increase of 129,000 jobs compared with the same period in 2020.
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