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NAV: The number of job seekers in Norway increased by 6,500 in February
At the end of February, a total of 207,900 job seekers were registered at the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV). That is 6,500 more than in January.
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The oil fund, energy prices, taxes, housing and the Norwegian economy.
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Seven companies applied for production licenses in new areas of the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea
Seven companies have applied for production licenses in the 25th licensing round on the Norwegian shelf.
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Norwegian car import company gives corona salary bonus averaging 25,000 kroner to 4,000 employees
All employees at the car importer Møller Bil receive an extra half of their monthly salary in March as a bonus due to the coronavirus pandemic. On average, it will…
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Danske Bank has paid 3 million kroner in fines since September for breaching money-laundering rules
Danske Bank has paid a total of NOK 3 million in coercive fines to the Financial Supervisory Authority (Finanstilsynet) following breaches of money laundering rules.
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In the last ten days, Norwegians reported frost damages amounting to 200 million kroner
In the last ten days, compensation claims for frost-related damage have increased from NOK 100 to NOK 300 million, according to Gjensidige's calculations.
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Cabin prices in Norway rose by 5.5% in 2020
Cabin prices in Norway rose by a total of 5.5% in 2020. For sea cabins, the price rose by 11.5%.
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Socialist Left’s proposal to increase unemployment benefits during the crisis rejected by Erna Solberg
Norway's Socialist Left Party (SV) wanted the government to both increase unemployment benefits and raise the ceiling for housing benefits.
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Police: Multiple Norwegian companies reported for corona support-related fraud
Last year, several companies tried to cheat their way into getting corona support by lying about layoffs. The police have registered 86 fraud cases related to the…
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Telenor reports lower operating revenues in the fourth quarter of 2020
Telenor registered lower operating revenues in the fourth quarter last year but still delivered solid results compared with 2019.
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Norway increases support for poor farmers in developing countries by 508 million kroner
Norway will increase its contribution to the International Fund for Agricultural Development by NOK 508 million from 2022 to 2024. The money will go to poor farmers.
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In 2020, Norway registered the lowest electricity price in the last 18 years
The start of 2021 has been very cold, and electricity prices have set new records. Last year, on the other hand, electricity prices were very low.
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Norwegian gas stations: It’s too expensive to build fast chargers for electric vehicles
Gas stations are reluctant to invest in fast chargers because it requires large and unprofitable investments.
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Norway’s Progress Party wants free ferries by 2025
The Progress Party (FRP) wants to halve the ferry fares in the country immediately and remove them completely by 2025.
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Report: Up to 90,000 oil jobs in Norway could disappear in the next ten years
In a scenario with lower-than-expected oil prices, as much as 60% of oil jobs in Norway could disappear by 2030, according to a report that the government presented on…
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New report: Up to one in three people in Norway will have to work in health and care in 2060
According to the Norwegian government's new perspective report, the need for labor in health and care could grow by almost 260,000 man-hours by 2060.
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Immigrant unemployment in Norway increased again, new figures show
Unemployment among immigrants is now at 9.2%. For the rest of the population, the unemployment rate is 2.7%.
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A majority in the Norwegian parliament wants to give corona-unemployed workers holiday pay
The Progress Party (FRP) has joined the government parties to pass the payout of holiday pay to everyone who has been unemployed in 2020 and 2021.