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DNB will be freed from American Panama-check
Several major Nordic banks must disclose information about their dealings with the law firm Mossack Fonseca in Panama Papers case, but Norwegian DNB will be freed from…
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The oil fund, energy prices, taxes, housing and the Norwegian economy.
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Mostly young people who don’t check their tax returns
Saturday is the deadline for submitting your tax return. Amongst those not checking it is a large proportion of young people. The older people are, the better they think…
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Unemployment at 4.6 per cent
Adjusted for seasonal variations, there were 130 000 unemployed persons in February 2016, which is on a par with November 2015. The Labour Force Survey (LFS) has shown a…
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We shopped less in March
Retail sales declined by 0.7 percent from February to March this year There was also a decrease of 0.5 percent from January to February, according to Statistics Norway.…
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Revenues for Aker Solutions falls
The downturn in the oil industry causes a fall in revenue of 2 billion in the first quarter for Aker Solution when compared with the same quarter last year. Quarterly…
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New free trade agreement with the Republic of the Philippines
Norway has signed an FTA with the Philippines. – The agreement will provide Norwegian companies with better access to Asian markets, said the minister of industry,…
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Nav has lost 676 million in wrongful payments
Since 2013, Nav has lost 676 million kroner in wrongful payments that were too late to reclaim, says the newspaper Dagens Næringsliv. Large sums are therefore lost…
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Increase in unemployment among men
The unemployment rate among men increased from 4.5 per cent in the 1st quarter of 2015 to 5.7 per cent in the 1st quarter of 2016. During the same period there was also…
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70 employees lose their jobs in Teekay
Production ship Petrojarl Varg goes off contract in August when the Varg field will be shut down. It means that 70 employees lose their jobs. Workforce reductions in oil…
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Sandberg wants simplified EU access for Norwegian seafood
Terribly complicated, Fisheries Minister Per Sandberg says about the access to Norway’s main seafood market EU. Norway sold seafood for over 50 billion kroner to the EU…
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Telenor increases revenues
Telenor reported a profit before taxes of 6.688 million kroner in the first quarter of this year. Revenues are growing, and the number of subscribers has increased by…
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Statoil Invests in Offshore Wind Energy
Statoil has reported that the company will be making a ‘substantial’ investment in offshore wind energy in Europe. This new investment will increase the total production…
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Online game winner has to pay 25 million kroner in taxes
In September 2011, a 22 year old student from Os won NOK 92.4 million on online games. Now, both the District Court and Court of Appeal have ruled that he has to pay…
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