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Norwegian space activities saved in last minutes
Only two days before the European Space Agency ESA hold its ministerial meeting in Switzerland and Norway has decided to maintain its participation. – Surprisingly…
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The oil fund, energy prices, taxes, housing and the Norwegian economy.
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Norway is lagging behind in renewable energy production
For a long period, Norway was among the top three in renewable energy in Europe. Nowadays, country after country is passing us. In 2014, the production of renewable…
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NAV will no longer send payment messages by mail
Starting November 2016, you will no longer receive payment messages from NAV in the mail. The payments will come as usual. The money will be paid at the same time and to…
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More families chop down Christmas trees themselves
Norwegian Christmas tree production is on the rise again, and supplementary income has reached a new momentum with self-felling. Families across the country are choosing…
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Employment among the disabled remains stable
44% of the disabled in Norway were employed in the second quarter of 2016. The percentage of employed people among the disabled aged between 15 to 66 has remained fairly…
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The employer of choice for Young Professionals in Norway
Statkraft is considered an attractive employer for Young Professionals according to two recently published surveys from Academic Work and Universum. In the “Young…
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Over 800 Ericsson employees must go
820 employees of the Swedish telecom company Ericsson must leave their jobs at two factories in Sweden. It is the result of long negotiations between the company and the…
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Retail sales increased in October
The seasonally-adjusted volume index of retail increased by 0.9 per cent from September to October this year. This follows a decrease of 0.3 per cent from August to…
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Government parties can turn on aerospace
Conservatives and the Progress Party will probably vote with the majority when parliament on Tuesday adopted a representative suggestion from Labor and SV about a…
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The construction industry is boosted by population growth in Oslo
Housing start-ups are at the highest level since 1980, and growth is particularly powerful in Oslo. According to figures from Byggenæringens Landsforening (BNL), shown…
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Marine Harvest applied for 14 licenses and received four
Marine Harvest applied for 14 licenses to test a new type of closed fish farm. Fisheries believe it holds four. The company is one of several that have applied for…
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More than half of people are buying Christmas gifts online
Over half of us are going to buy Christmas gifts online this year, but only 6 percent buy most or all the gifts on-line. It shows by a new survey conducted by Response…
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Salmon die in huge numbers after alternative lice treatment
A large number of salmon have died after being bathed in warm water to combat lice. ‘Marine Harvest’ lost nearly 100,000 salmon in one plant in Scotland. The method…
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Payment app Vipps not working
On one of the year’s busiest shopping days the popular payment application Vipps stopped operating. Over two million users were affected by technical problems with the…
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