Finance
No faith in having new cuts in interest rates
Clearer outlook for the Norwegian economy, stable unemployment, strong house prices and high inflation. There are reasons why experts believe interest bottomed out in…
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The oil fund, energy prices, taxes, housing and the Norwegian economy.
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Helicopter Company notifies new redundancy of resources
CHC Helicopter Service have to cut the staff once again. Now 120 jobs will be redundant. – The helicopter companies do not make money, oil companies pushing prices down…
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Still declining readership figures for printed newspapers
The readership figures for printed newspapers continue to decrease. Printed copies are read by 51 percent of the population daily. If all the figures are added together…
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Increase in sales of organic food
Sales of organic foods in grocery stores have increased by nearly 22 percent in the first half of 2016, a report from the Agriculture Directorate shows. Sales of organic…
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Aker Solutions and FMC lay off employees totaling 300 employees
Aker Solutions lay off employees totaling 100, while competitor FMC Technologies will have to lay off 200 employees in subsea operations. – We are going to use layoffs…
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New helicopter rules cause fear among oil workers
New EU rules will make helicopter operations in the North Sea less safe for Norwegian oil workers, LO fears. – For many years there has from various quarters been put a…
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Fishermen and oceanographers rejoice over major bluefin tuna catch
The stock of bluefin tuna has increased because of a strict management of that stock, a oceanographer says after an enormous catch west of Ona. The catch is probably…
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Risk of power-strike
Strike by 216 employees in 16 power companies around the country will result in about a week if the mediation between EL and IT related and KS Company is not successful.…
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No strike
Sprectrum and the five unions have reached an agreement, and there will be no strikes in Vinmonopolet, Airport Express Train, Ruter, a number of nurseries and other…
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Analysis supports Norwegian battle fleet of 53 F-35 aircraft
An analysis from the Intelligence Service and the Defence Research explains why it is necessary that Norway buys 52 US F-35 fighter aircraft. Newspaper Klassekampen is…
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Slight decrease in absenteeism
The number of employees with sickness absence has declined slightly from 5.9 percent in Q2 last year to 5.8 in the same quarter this year, according to figures from…
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Risk of strikes on Saturday
Five unions are in mediation with a deadline at midnight on Saturday. If they fail to agree, Vinmonopolet, the airport train and numerous kindergartens be hit by…
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Oil and gas discovery in the northern North Sea
Company Engie E & P has made an oil and gas discovery in the Gjøa area in the northern part of the North Sea. The discovery estimated to contain amounts of oil and gas…
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Aker Solutions Wins Troll B Modifications Contract
Aker Solutions secured a contract from Statoil to deliver a compression module for the Troll field in the North Sea to help boost output at one of Norway’s key offshore…
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Tourism industry believes the worst is over in Stavanger
Hotel companies in Stavanger had a sharp rally in August and tourism organization Region Stavanger says optimism has returned in the region. – It is incredibly nice to…
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