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Expensive special numbers for customer service deemed unlawful
Customer services are disallowed to refer people to costly special number, according to an EU verdict. This verdict will also benefit Norwegians. The Ombudsman for…
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The oil fund, energy prices, taxes, housing and the Norwegian economy.
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Boom in residential construction
The value of company reserves of new residential building projects rose by 76 per cent between the 4th quarter of 2015 and the 4th quarter of 2016. At the end of the…
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Soon, you will be able to Vippse money in online stores
Mobile payment service Vipps has si signed an agreement with the payment solution Nets. This will make it possible to pay with Vips in many online stores. Under the…
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Optimism back in the industries of Western Norway
Business executives in Western Norway are once again optimistic about the future. Spearheaded by Rogaland, the companies report about positive development last quarter.…
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Oil company is fined 85 million
Norwegian authorities have fined oil company, EPH, 85 million for alleged tax fraud, reported Dagens Næringsliv (DN) newspaper. Two individuals are accused in the case.…
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Large increase in green investments
Investments in the state company, Enova, increased from 1.3 billion in 2013 to 2.3 billion last year. ‘This shows that the green shift is underway’, said Høyre’s Tina…
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Housing prices continues to rise in Norway
Housing prices rose 0.8 percent in February. The seasonally adjusted growth was 0.6 percent, according to new figures. Real Estate Norway (Eiendom Norge) presented…
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Gets three years’ salary after Ryanair Settlement
Ryanair has made a settlement with former employee Alessandra Cocca in a termination of employment court case due in court later this year. -Alessandra Cocca of Italy…
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Erna Solberg defends billions to roads and guns
With two billion collected, defense and transport become the sectors who will be the champions at every budget over the next two decades. The Prime Minister believes the…
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Continued decline in unemployment figures
In February, there were 900 fewer registered unemployed according to seasonally adjusted figures from NAV. Gross unemployment, which also includes job seekers who…
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Oil fund continued record investment in Israel last year
The oil fund continued record investment in Israel in 2016. The Palestinian Committee asked the fund to avoid investing in companies that violate international law. The…
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Increased surplus on Norwegian current accounts
The operating account surplus was 59 billion in the fourth quarter of last year, 40 billion higher than in the preceding quarter. For the full year the current account…
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Increase in sales of ‘green’ cars
Half of all cars sold in Norway last month were hybrid, or zero-emission vehicles. The arrow is pointing upward for hybrid and zero emission cars, but overall car sales…
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Alcohol sales increased last year
Alcohol sales in Norway increased by 2.4% between 2015 and 2016. The sales of beer in stores increased the most, according to preliminary figures from the Norwegian…
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