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Online betting big in Swedish candy kiosk
Maxgodis, the Swedish online store that sells free candy and snacks to sweet-toothed Norwegians, increase sales significantly. In 2015 the turnover for the ‘web kiosk’…
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The oil fund, energy prices, taxes, housing and the Norwegian economy.
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Major contracts for North Atlantic Drilling
North Atlantic Drilling has secured search contracts of a ten-year duration for the drilling rigs West Elara and West Linus. According to a stock exchange announcement…
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Spring and summer clothing stores raise prices
With winter clothes on their way out of stores, and the spring and summer collections on the way in, the consumer price index rose by 0.3% between February to March.…
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Solberg ‘at home’ with Alibaba chief
On Sunday, Prime Minister Erna Solberg received a thorough grounding in how the Chinese Internet giant, Alibaba, is working with the UN on sustainability goals. At the…
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Kraft Director predicts low electricity prices over the next two years
Electricity prices will fall over the course of the next two years. Then, electric cars will contribute to a 50% rise in prices by 2025, according to Norway’s biggest…
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Angola’s tax bill to Statoil has grown to 16 billion
Angola’s tax claim against Statoil has increased to 16 billion. The requirement appears in the annual report. The annual report states that there is a dispute with the…
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More than 2,000 applicants for positions on research vessel
2,290 people have applied for the 34 available positions on the new polar research vessel Crown Prince Haakon. – That the jobs are challenging, progressive and…
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SAS improved figures for March, still losing money
SAS transported 2.5 million passengers in March, an increase of 8.9 percent compared with the same month last year. SAS Friday announced passenger figures for March. In…
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Oil Fund’s return of 3.8% in first quarter
The Government Pension Fund Global showed a return of 3.8%, equivalent to 298 billion, in the first quarter of 2017. During the quarter, the Fund’s total return since…
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Norwegians are working on average three days less than in 2013
Estimates from the Ministry of Finance shows that working hours have fallen by three days for every Norwegian since the last parliamentary election. – We are about to…
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Norway and EU agree on trade in agricultural products
Norway and the EU have agreed to increase the duty-free import quota on cheese to Norway with 1,200 metric tons, while import quotas for meats are increased by 2,550…
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Government says that kindergarten employees must be able to speak good, basic Norwegian
Employees in kindergartens must be able to speak Norwegian, said Minister, Torbjørn Røe Isaksen. He will legislate a requirement of having sufficient Norwegian skills to…
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Egg consummation doubled during Easter
At Easter eggs sell like hot potatoes. According to monopolist Nortura we’re going to consume 5.4 million eggs every day during Easter. This is a doubling of…
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Siv Jensen – Immigrants shall not live off the taxpayers
The leader of the Progressive Party and Minister of Finance, Siv Jensen, was Thursday on a trip to Vestfold and visited, among other places, Larvik’s integration…
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