Decline in recruitment to fields with many labor migrants
The number of applicants to some of the types of vocational training has halved in less than ten years. The reason may be that any…
Finance
Record summer for microbreweries
In the summer 17 percent more beer was sold from microbreweries than the same time last year, according to figures from the brewing and beverage…
Unemployed engineers will soon be without unemployment benefits
The counties that have been hard hit by the oil crisis, are experiencing a sharp increase in the number of people who will soon not…
Sharp increase in ice cream imports
Imports of ice cream during the first half of 2016 increased by 71 percent compared with the same period last year, according to Agriculture Directorate….
Statoil spent a billion on Troll field
Oil Field Byrding close by the Troll field in the North Sea will be developed for around 1 billion NOK. Estimated recoverable volumes in the…
Labour Inspectorate found offenses amoung vipps-workers
Labour Inspectorate has found several offenses in their control of Indian workers who work with service Vipps for DNB. The bank says the case is…
Many owners 67 years old and over
As per 31 December 2015, as many as 51 400 owners of agricultural and forestry properties were 67 years old and over. A total of 172 000…
Decrease in total profit for non-life insurance
Non-life insurance companies had a decrease in total profit of a total of 12.3 per cent compared to the second quarter last year. One of…
Solberg believes Labour party wrong about unemployment figures
Prime Minister Erna Solberg believes the Labour are wrong when they say that current unemployment is at its highest in 20 years. – The rise…
Norway offers Iran 8 billion Kroner in export credit
Iran has been offered an export credit of 1 billion US, equivalent to over 8 billion Kroner, Iranian authorities told AFP. Foreign Minister Brende visited…
Record prices gave record results for Lerøy
Partly due to the record high salmon prices, seafood company Lerøy Seafood Group experienced a doubling of operating profits in the second quarter this year. The…
The progress continues for DNO
With yet another good quarterly result this year, the oil company DNO will start extensive exploratory drilling in Iraq. The company revenues increased by $…
Six out of ten willing to work harder to avoid losing their jobs
Six out of ten are willing undertake several more tasks at work if this is needed to keep their jobs, the Working Barometer which YS…
High salmon prices led to record results for Marine Harvest
Livestock company Marine Harvest has received its best operating profits ever due to high salmon prices. – Prices we’ve never seen before, as well as…
Increase school health strengthen with 50 million
Health Minister Bent Høie will dedicate 50 million extra to municipalities that employ more in school health. The news was announced during stop bullying debate…
Norwegian photographer not allowed to enter an industrial company
A photographer from LO Media were stopped to enter an industrial company in Kongsberg. The reason was that he was born in Vietnam. On last…
Intestinal bacteria found in sushi shrimp
FSA found intestinal bacteria in prawn from Vietnam when they conducted spot checks on border controls in Oslo. The food thus had to be withdrawn…
Agreements allowing for economic cooperation with Iran
Export Credit Norway and the Norwegian Guarantee Institute for Export Credits (GIEK) has signed memoranda of understanding with Iran to facilitate economic cooperation between the…
The Tax Directorate are checking commuter addresses
The Tax Directorate are checking workers’ residential addresses in order to find foreign contractors who do not pay a commuter tax to their employees and…
100,000 salmon died in Marine Harvest plant
Over 100,000 near harvest ready salmon died in a Marine Harvest plant at Hidrasund in Oslo. – We had abnormally high amounts of fish that…