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Jarlsberg cuts will hit Felleskjøpet
Over 20 jobs in ‘ Felleskjøpet’ are at risk because Tine has decided to move the cheese production for the overseas market to Ireland and use European milk. The joint…
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New debt collection bill could cut fees by NOK 2 billion
A committee will refuse collection companies to charge large fees for unpaid tolls, telephone or medical bills. It can save consumers huge sums. Dagens Næringsliv has…
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Virus fear is bad news for the Norwegian krone
The krone has depreciated 0.6 percent against the Euro since Friday. The reason is oil price declines and fears in the Chinese coronavirus markets, according to…
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The Directorate of Health fears that drunk people will buy beer from self-service tills
The Directorate of Health has emphasised to the grocery industry that it is forbidden to sell beer to drunk people who use self-service tills. The Directorate has sent a…
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Online candy store closes
The online store Maxgodis is closing down after the government removed the VAT exemption on e-commerce below NOK 350, reports E24. The store tried to go with computer…
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1 million new jobs in Norway in three years
One million new jobs in Norway have been created since 2016 while 815,000 have disappeared. The transition is going according to plan, said the Minister of Labour. The…
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New bank solution for immediate money transfers
A new banking solution is being rolled out to ensure that customers can transfer and receive money immediately, without the delays of today’s system. Currently, the…
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Norway doubles it contribution to the UN Climate Fund
On Thursday, Norway signed an agreement to support the Green Climate Fund (GCF) with NOK 3.2 billion from 2020 to 2023. Norway’s support for the fund is thus doubled.…
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DNB warns against fraud on Finn.no
A new DNB report shows that the number of fraud attempts against the bank and their customers increased by 23 percent from 2018 to 2019. The bank is constantly…
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Somber optimism in the industry
The industry will generally have growth of 2 to 3 percent next year, and export growth is expected to be around 7 percent. This is shown by Norwegian Industry’s business…
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Policy rate unchanged at 1.50 percent
The Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee has decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 1.50 percent. The Committee’s current assessment of the outlook…
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Tencent has made a bid for the entire Funcom
Chinese gaming giant Tencent bought 29 percent of the Norwegian gaming company Funcom last fall. Now they have submitted a bid to purchase the rest of the company. The…
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Minke whale quota to stay the same
Norwegian whalers can catch 1,278 minke whales this year, but fewer and fewer vessels are participating in the catch and the quota will hardly be reached. Before…
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Salmonella detected in 33 tonnes of chicken from Poland
Salmonella was found in 33 tonnes of chicken to be sold in Norwegian stores. The Food Safety Authority says people could have fallen ill if the chicken reached the…
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Croatian company acquires Kleven Verft
The Croatian industrial group, DIV Group has signed an agreement to purchase Kleven Verft in Ulsteinvik, from Hurtigruten. This was announced in a press release on…
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The Lottery Authority asks Apple to remove over 30 gambling apps
Gaming operators, operating without a license in Norway are behind some 30 different gambling games available in Apple’s Norwegian App store, E24 reports. In a letter to…
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The target of 10 percent of electric cars reached
Soon, one in ten passenger cars driving on Norwegian roads will be an electric car. Last year, more than four out of ten cars sold were electric. It is the Norwegian…