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Insurance companies promise to cover cancellations
Due to the coronavirus, several insurance companies in Norway have chosen to cover all cancellations on travel. Following the government’s advice to Norwegians not to go…
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The oil fund, energy prices, taxes, housing and the Norwegian economy.
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Aker Solutions warns of a notification for potential lay-off of their 6,000 employees in Norway
Aker Solutions has sent a notification to all its 6,000 employees in Norway. The alert was sent out Friday. The forecast applies in principle to all employees at ten…
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Aker Solutions and Kvaerner send hundreds of foreign workers home
700 hired workers from abroad have been sent home from Aker Solutions shipyard to prevent the spread of infection at their barracks. Kvaerner has sent home 1,200. “It’s…
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Norges Bank reduces the policy rate, provides liquidity and advises the Ministry of Finance to reduce the countercyclical capital buffer
Norway is contending with the outbreak of coronavirus (Covid-19). The most important measures to address the consequences of the outbreak are those that limit contagion…
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DNB promises to go a long way for coronavirus – affected companies
Several Norwegian companies fear the consequence of the coronavirus and the fall in oil prices. The big bank DNB promises to help viable companies through the crisis. –…
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The Taxi Association says no to coronavirus infected
The Norwegian Taxi Association (NT) does not want taxis to drive patients infected with the coronavirus. The case was raised on Monday when a trip to an infected person…
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The grocery stores have implemented corona measures
The store chains sharpen the cleanliness of the grocery stores as a result of the coronavirus. Touch surfaces are washed several times daily and no longer offering taste…
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Insurance companies advise against all trips abroad
Tryg Forsikring discourages all foreign travel. They believe people risk being stranded as a result of the coronavirus The background is that more and more countries are…
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Discovery and Telia agree – now Get customers are getting back TVNorge and several other channels
Discovery and Telia have agreed on a new distribution agreement, which in turn gives Norwegian Get customers access to TVNorge, Eurosport and 12 other Discovery…
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Seven out of ten want oil production to continue
Seven out of ten Norwegians fully agree that business on the Norwegian continental shelf must continue, a recent study shows. 69 percent say it is important to maintain…
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Nordea sets down fixed interest rates
Nordea Norway reduces the fixed interest rate on loans with three, five and ten years of maturity. Fixed interest rates will now be lower than floating rates. – “There…
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Employment among immigrants is increasing
Around 439,000 immigrants were employed in the fourth quarter of 2019, new figures from Statistics Norway (SSB) show. These constituted 67.1 per cent of all resident…
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Electric cars accounted for about half of the new registrations in February
In February this year, 10,346 new passenger cars were registered in Norway. Electric cars accounted for almost 50 percent. This shows figures from the Road Traffic…
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Telenor cuts 3,000 new positions
Telenor will save a billion kroner and reduces staff globally. The group cuts 3,000 new positions after several staffing rounds in recent years. Many Telenor employees…
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Homes in Bærum sold for an average of 7.2 million last year
Home buyers in Bærum had to fork out an average of 7.2 million kroner in 2019. The average dwelling on Snarøya cost almost 12 million kroner. According to daily local…
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Every fourth company is affected by the coronavirus
Half of Norwegian companies feared the worst before the weekend that they would soon see the ripple effects of the coronavirus, while one in four companies are already…