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Salmon and trout exports treble in 3 years – NOK 65 billion in 2016
Norway exported salmon worth NOK 61.4 billion in 2016. This is an increase of 29 per cent, or NOK 13.8 billion compared with 2015, and is the highest export value of…
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The oil fund, energy prices, taxes, housing and the Norwegian economy.
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Road-Toll revenues have increased by 860 million
Both the number of journeys through toll stations, and revenues for toll companies increased in 2015, according to a new report. In all, 591 million cars passed through…
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Lerøy fined after 25,000 salmon died
Livestock company Lerøy-Midt received 1.4 million in fines from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet – FSA) after 25,000 salmon died at a delousing station…
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Directorate of Health cuts 60 positions
Directorate of Health will be downsized by 60 FTEs year. Reduced budget and the need for restructuring are the reasons. – It will not be possible to meet budget…
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6,000 Norwegian enterprises were made bankrupt in 2016
6,000 companies went bankrupt, or were forcibly closed down last year. It represented an increase of 4.9%, but was fewer than feared. ‘The oil crisis did enough damage…
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Statoil announcement says exploration in the United States has failed, big time
Oil exploration in the U.S.A.’s Gulf of Mexico has been unsuccessful, and the whole initiative is being reconsidered, according to exploration manager, Tim Dodson, of…
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Downsizing in TV 2: 65 FTEs remains
The downsizing process in TV2 remains cut by 65 FTEs. 50 of these FTEs are part of the current cut process, while an additional 15 FTEs will be removed in the next…
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Airbnb accommodation for several hundred million
Hotel Sales in major Norwegian cities would have been several hundred million higher without accommodation service Airbnb, concludes a new thesis. In Oslo alone, there…
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Three out of four shopped online last year
75% of Norwegians between the ages of 16 and 79 have shopped online during the past 12 months. The most prolific online shoppers are persons with a higher education,…
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Passenger record for Norwegian Airline in 2016
A large increase in long-haul traffic contributed to Norwegian’s passenger growth of 14% last year. Nearly 30 million passengers chose to travel with the airline. The…
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Increase in people professionally fishing for the first time in 14 years
For the first time since 2002 there is an increase in the number of full-time fishermen. The increase from 2015 to 2016 was 174 fishermen. At the end of 2016 there was…
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Consumer Council recommends filling the tank on Thursdays
Many Norwegians know that it is cheaper to refuel as Sunday turns to Monday, but Thursday mornings have become a drivers’ blind spot, according to the Consumer Council.…
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Car sales increasing in the US
Sales of new cars in the US rose last year by 0.4 per cent from the previous year, to 17.55 million vehicles. A hectic month of December with discounts on the purchase…
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Tesla production up 64% – did not reach goal
Electric car manufacturer Tesla increased production by 64% last year, but failed to reach their target for deliveries in the last quarter. Altogether, Tesla produced…
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