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Nordea sees more uncertainty about interest rate cuts
After a summer packed with good news, Nordea Markets is strengthened in the belief that the Norwegian economy has brighter times ahead – and weakened in the belief of…
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The oil fund, energy prices, taxes, housing and the Norwegian economy.
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House prices up 1 percent last month
House prices rose by 1 percent from June to July, according to seasonally adjusted figures from Property Norway. Over the past year, prices have risen by 8.8 percent. In…
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The F-35 fighters are battle ready
The first F-35A aircraft are battle ready, according to the US military. Norway will buy up to 52 combat aircraft of this type. Armed Forces announces that the first…
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Economist: – The unemployed Norwegians look to Sweden
Up to 22,000 more Norwegians are out of work this year compared with last year, according to figures from Statistics Norway. – Search in Sweden, advises an economist.…
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More drop car and choose electric bicycle
Electric bike sales are increasing rapidly and in some places moving towards doubling this year. The sales are for recreational use, everyday transport, seasonally and…
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One in five does not differentiate between advertising and journalism
It is so difficult to separate the advertising-funded texts in Norwegian newspapers from editorial content that every fifth reader does not detect the difference,…
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Emissions cuts in agriculture could cost several thousand jobs
If the Norwegian climate cuts in agriculture are taken, thousands of jobs will be lost, according to estimates from Norwegian Institute for bio-economy. Climate Minister…
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SAS – 70 years “in flight”
It is 70 years since the Danish Air Lines, the Norwegian Aviation Company and the Swedish Intercontinental Airlines joined together in the Scandinavian Airlines System,…
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Fewer young people employed
From the second quarter of 2015 to the second quarter of 2016 there was a reduction of 22 000 people in employment in the age group 15-24. Most of the reduction was in…
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The tourist industry has lost millions on Gudvangen landslide
After the E16 in Gudvangen in Sogn og Fjordane was closed because of landslides, cruise tourists have been forced to cancel lodging and excursions for millions. The road…
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So far the Panama disclosures has lead to no ØKOKRIM charges
A dozen people reported information about their own accounts to ØKOKRIM after the revelations about Norwegians companies in tax havens. Currently, none of these have…
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DNB has spent two billion kroner on severance packages
In four years, DNB spent two billion kroner to get rid of employees through severance packages. Only during the first half of 2016 the company has spent half a billion…
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Statoil delighted with Brazil purchase
Statoil has been keeping an eye on the oil discovery Carcará in Brazil since 2012 and believes that it is strategically smart to make a purchase while oil prices are…
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Decrease in unemployment in July
The seasonally adjusted figures from NAV show that unemployment in Norway decreased by 500 people in July this year. The sum of unemployed, both those who take part in…
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Ryanair will compete for London travelers
In October Ryanair starts daily flights to London from Oslo. It can lead to price competition and lower fares for world travelers. Ryanair shuts down business from the…