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Widerøe ends maintenance abroad
Widerøe has decided to do all aircraft maintenance at their bases in Bodø, Bergen, and Torp. Now they have built a new hangar and are hiring up to 50 new people in Bodø.…
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The oil fund, energy prices, taxes, housing and the Norwegian economy.
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SAS gets “green light” from shareholders to start large-scale rescue plan
The management of Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) can now start raising the billions it needs to save the company from bankruptcy.
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Norwegian government to reintroduce air passenger tax
The Norwegian government is planning to reintroduce the air passenger tax and normal VAT rates from November 1.
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Norwegian and German companies: Travel restrictions are taking a toll on international business
The different rules in the various countries and the extensive quarantine provisions create major challenges for international trade.
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Norway to support its tourism industry with up to 1 billion kroner of crisis funding
The money will be paid out in 2021.
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Norway offers great job opportunities in construction, expert claims
The construction sector in Norway will engage in a high level of contracting in the next quarter.
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Home office increases the risk of scams – 300,000 Norwegians scammed in one year
8 percent of all people between the ages of 15 and 74 said in July that they had been exposed to financial fraud during the past year. Working alone increases the risk…
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The police get half a billion kroner for extra positions
The government will provide extra funds for next year so that the police can keep the 400 positions that were temporarily created due to the corona pandemic. This is…
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Sparebank halves their branches in northern Norway
Despite a profit of more than NOK 1 billion in the first half of this year, Sparebanken 1 Nord-Norge will halve the number of branches in Northern Norway. This move has…
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Ruter and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration ask people in Oslo and Viken to work from home
Ruter and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration fear that the pressure on other public transport and roads will be greater as a result of the bus strike. Now they…
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How much did Norway spend on corona measures? We have the figure
The sum is relatively lower than previously thought.
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Government to Help Airlines Through Year’s End
The government will extend the loan guarantee scheme for aviation until the new year. The goal is to help Norwegian aviation through a demanding economic period. The…
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Mediation did not succeed – 3,800 bus drivers on strike
From Sunday morning, 3,800 bus drivers in Oslo and Viken will go on strike after the negotiations broke down four hours of overtime on Sunday night. The 3,800 drivers go…
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The government proposes to scrap the “widows’/widowers’ pension”
The current scheme with supplementary pensions for widows and widowers should be removed, the government believes. Women are the losers, according to the Pensioners’…
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Petter Stordalen: – I would like to apologize to the whole of Norway
Petter Stordalen apologizes on behalf of the board of Hurtigruten all over Norway after the outbreak of infection on board the Hurtigruten ship Roald Amundsen. – “Many…
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Norwegian to Cut Passenger Emissions by 24% over the next ten years
Norwegian plans to cut emissions per passenger by 24 percent by 2030. But the company depends on help to make it happen. – Fleet renewal is the most important single…
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Doubling in retiree pensions to other Nordic countries in the last ten years
In the last ten years, the number of people in other Nordic countries receiving retiree pensions from Norway has roughly doubled, new figures from Nav show. In June,…
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3,800 bus drivers ready to go on strike – the whole of Eastern Norway may be affected
According to Fellesforbundet, there is a great danger that bus traffic in Eastern Norway will be affected by the strike starting Sunday. In the long run, the strike can…