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More guest nights in hotels
There were 1.57 million guest nights in April 2016 in Norwegian hotels. This is 10 per cent higher compared with April 2015. Norwegian and foreign guest nights in…
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The oil fund, energy prices, taxes, housing and the Norwegian economy.
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Expensive flights led to the price increase in May
Expensive flights contributed to an increase in the consumer price in May.The inflation was 0,3 percent highter in May than in April, while the annual growth was at 3.4…
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The DEA oil company reduced half of their staff in Norway
DEA Oil Company is planning to reduce the number of employees in Norway from around 180 to 90 by the summer of 2017. The company will no longer have offices in Oslo and…
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Two-thirds of Nav kroner abroad goes to Norwegians
Foreign nationals residing abroad received last year 2.4 billion from Nav. But almost two-thirds of the 6.8 billion Nav sent out of the country last year, went to the…
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Highest oil prices since last year
North Sea oil was Wednesday traded above $ 52 a barrel, the highest level since last fall. Meanwhile, American light oil sold for $ 51 a barrel, which was the highest…
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Decrease in government revenue
The central government’s fiscal account for the first quarter of 2016 shows a decrease in revenue of NOK 15 billion. Expenditure has increased by NOK 5 billion. The…
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About 15 per cent in employment are immigrants
Nearly 380 000 immigrants were employed in the 4th quarter of 2015. This group constituted 14.7 per cent of the total number of employed persons in Norway. This share…
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Norwegian reports passenger growth and solid load factor in May
Strong demand among business and leisure passengers influence Norwegian’s May traffic figures. The company carried more than 2.6 million passengers this month, an…
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The airline Widerøe cuts routes
Widerøe will take two new aircraft out of its fleet and justifies the cuts with the introduction of the controversial plane seat fee. – The fee has a very, very negative…
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Likely economic tailwind in 2017 will affect the election that year
Norwegian economy will probably improve next year. Would that prove more beneficial to opposition leader Jonas Gahr Støre or to Prime Minister Erna Solber? The two-year…
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Sandberg thinks Russians yearn for Norwegian seafood
The Fisheries Minister Per Sandberg will highlight Norwegian-Russian fisheries management success when he on wednesday will be the first Norwegian Minister to visit…
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Researcher: – Tolls will not affect the transport of goods and products
Increasing the tolls will not have a significant effect on the traffic into Oslo the Institute of Transport Economics believes. – Even if the toll increases, and even if…
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Aker Solutions Wins Order for Umbilicals at Egypt’s Zohr Offshore Gas Field
Aker Solutions won a contract to deliver its longest-ever umbilicals system at the Zohr offshore gas field in the Egyptian part of the Mediterranean Sea. The agreement…
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Boeing supports Norwegian in license case
The aircraft manufacturer Boeing supports Norwegian’s application for a flight license for its Irish subsidiary to handle routes between Europe and the United States. US…
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Norwegian seafood exports worth NOK 6.7 billion in May
Norwegian seafood exports totalled NOK 6.7 billion in May. This represents an increase of 28 per cent or NOK 1.5 billion compared with May 2015. Year-to-date seafood…