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The leader of Westerdals’ holding company resigns
Nicolai H. Løvenskiold will resign as head of the group that owns the private college Westerdals Oslo ACT while Economic Crime Division handles the allegations against…
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The oil fund, energy prices, taxes, housing and the Norwegian economy.
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Unemployment at 4.8 per cent
There were 134 000 unemployed persons in January, adjusted for seasonal variations. This corresponds to 4.8 per cent of the labour force. According to the Labour Force…
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Solberg scanned Norwegian export success
It’s caught by Viggo and his is boat called Ridder, Prime Minister Erna Solberg told the press when talking about the king crab which will shortly end its days in a…
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Nordea lowers the interest rates
Nordea will follow the lead of several other large banks in lowering interest rates on loans by up to 0.15 percentage points. Just before Easter several banks lowered…
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Aker Solutions has secured BP contract
Aker Solutions has signed an agreement with BP to supply engineering services for oil and gas fields. The contract has a duration of five years and may be extended by a…
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Persons on maximum rate of unemployment benefits in Rogaland sextupled
In Rogaland 3,256 people were paid Nav’s maximum rates for unemployment benefit in 2015. This is a sixfold increase in two years, and the reason is that more people from…
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Proposes new initiatives: This is what Nav wants to do get more people into work
Unemployed people having to move, cuts in benefits for young people and stricter CVs requirements are among the contents in the proposals made by Nav to counter…
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Cheapest gasoline in many years in Oslo
Customers in Oslo are greeted by diesel to under 10 kroner per liter, and gasoline to just over 11 kroner per liter at Easter. Prices have not been this low in 15-20…
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1,750 pilots applied for jobs in SAS
Airline SAS increases their traffic and has announced 220 permanent positions as pilots. This has led to an inrush of applications from the employees of other companies.…
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Marine Harvest accepts fine for salmon escapes
Marine Harvest has accepted a fine of 360,000 kroner for a salmon escape in Kvænangen in Troms.The Directorate of Fisheries calls the incident a serious violation of…
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Optimism in the food industry
Despite the turbulent times in the Norwegian economy, at least one industry is marked by optimism – the food industry. 66 percent of the leaders in this industry believe…
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Giant Ships with shale gas from the US to Norway
Cheap American shale gas arrives in Norway – and Europe – for the first time on Wednesday. The petrochemicals company INEOS will get weekly deliveries to its facility…
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Sales of duty free liquor at the airports plunges
Sales of duty-free liquor at Avinor airports fell by 220,000 liters last year. The decline is three times as large as that of Vinmonopolet. This is revealed in the 2015…
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Norwegian adds two more Dreamliners to its fleet
Norwegian has signed an agreement to lease an additional two new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, enabling the company to launch even more intercontinental routes. Both…
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