Siv Jensen: – Lower tax increases purchasing power
Lower taxes has meant that people have retained or increased purchasing power, a gratified finance minister and Progress Party leader Siv Jensen says . It…
Finance
Lower wage growth last year
Wage growth was 2.5 percent in the industry last year, well below the level of 2014 at 3.3 percent. NHO believes figures show that employers…
More unemployed from the oil sector get sick
Many former employees of oil and gas from the southernmost part of Norway get a sick leave as soon as they become unemployed. A number…
Visits to the doctor costs society billions
Traveling to and waiting at the doctor costs society and the individual both time and money, calculations shows that the time lost amounts to a…
Four per cent increase in new enterprises
A total of 14 264 new enterprises were registered during the fourth quarter of 2015. This is an increase of 4 per cent compared with the…
Norwegian considering making a complaint to ESA on the flight tax
Norwegian believes the proposed airplane fee favors SAS and Widerøe. The company will bring the tax to the EFTA Surveillance Authority if it’s implemented. This…
Telenor has discovered the cause of the problems with the mobile coverage
Misinterpretation of data from another international operator lead to about 1 million Telenor customers being without mobile coverage for several hours Friday, the company said….
Controversial airline tax may be changed
Despite criticism from several of the bodies consulted, the air passenger tax is expected to be introduced as planned on April the 1. But in the…
Cash flows between Norway and abroad
Increase in settlement flows – Both incoming and outgoing bank settlement flows increased from the third quarter of 2015 to the fourth quarter of 2015. Bank…
More than 300,000 were unemployed last year
302,700 people signed up as unemployed with NAV last year. This is the highest number of unemployed people in Norway since 2005. On average 80,600…
Elkem Solar creates 70 new jobs at Heroya
Elkem Solar will start production in REC’s old factory at Herøya. The startup will create 70 new jobs. – We have now decided to start…
Big revenue jump for forest owners
Large volume and high prices led to an overall revenue jump for Norwegian forest owners of 102 million in 2014. On average Norwegian forest owners…
Tightening of rules for child benefit abroad
The government will tighten the right to child benefit when living abroad. The limit will be reduced from six to three months. We have been…
Olsen: New global crisis may threaten the Norwegian economy
If the world gets hit by a new financial crisis, the timing couldn’t be worse for the Norwegian economy, the Head of the Central Bank…
Brandenburg police chose command system developed in Norway
The Norwegian software company Teleplan Globe has delivered a mobile command and control system to the police in the German state of Brandenburg. In light…
Gardermoen is the only Avinor airport which experiences growth
Despite a decrease in passengers for domestic flights and reduced traffic in the North Sea due to the oil crisis, Avinor made good money in…
Tine record brings record bonus for dairy farmers
Tine dairies has made a new performance record, and now it also has made a record in bonus payments to the farmers who make the…
Solberg joined a wave for the Hydro pilot plant for aluminum
Behind dark aviators Prime Minister Erna Solberg took part in a wave, along with other people gathered for the official announcement of Norwegian Hydro’s new…
Large decrease in number of job vacancies
The number of job vacancies decreased by 10 per cent from the 4th quarter of 2014 to the 4th quarter of 2015. The decrease in…
Skanska lets go of more than 70 workers
The construction company Skanska does not get enough new orders. Now, between 70 and 110 construction workers will be dismissed. On Monday, the employees were…