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61 percent of those surveyed have lower public confidence in the aftermath of the Nav scandal. “It’s important that people trust Nav,” Nav says. A survey Norstat…
A Lithuanian transport company runs the risk of losing its license to drive in Norway after a number of breaches of the rules. The company admits mistakes. In an…
Both Norwegians and others who work in Norway will receive a national ID card. The card should have been introduced twelve years ago. Now it is scheduled to come next…
The Center Party, together with the government parties, intervened to keep the au pair scheme. It both surprises and disappoints the Labor Party. – “The fact that the…
The Directorate of Railways’ proposal to integrate the air transport service into other train traffic may mean that the service is closed down, says Flytoget. In a…
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration issued a ban on 114 heavy vehicles in checks at Svinesund and Ørje this week. “Serious in terms of safety,” says the Roads…
Posten asks customers to send Christmas cards, letters and parcels before the delivery deadline if they want to be sure that the shipments will arrive before Christmas…
NAV believes unemployment will remain at a stable, low level until 2021. As a proportion of the labor force, registered unemployment will remain stable at 2.2 per cent…
In a survey by the Equality Ombudsman (Likestillingsombudet), employers say they are positive about hiring immigrant women, but that few are applying for advertised…
Almost one in five children who have the right to free kindergarten is not using the scheme. Guri Melby (V) admits that something is not working. – “When so many…
Train commuters in Eastern Norway more dissatisfied than before Satisfaction with the train company Vy is declining, and especially Eastern Norwegian customers are most…
A comparison of the prices of 13 common medicines in 50 countries shows that the Norwegian price level was 5.26 per cent below the median level. In a study called The…
ESA (EFTA Surveillance Authority) approves changes to the support scheme that gives tax benefits to small and newly established companies in Norway. Two years ago, a…
Swedish Venue Retail Group has applied for bankruptcy protection. The company owns, among other things, the Norwegian Morris chain, which sells things like suitcases,…
The bookstore chain Notabene has long struggled to pay its creditors. Now the chain is bankrupt, reports Dagens Næringsliv. Notabene lost NOK 28.5 million before tax in…
Today, 953,900 people in this country receive old-age pension. This is 20,400 more than in September 2018. A total of 18 per cent of the population are old-age…
Advertising turnover in media agencies fell by 12.7 % in October compared to the same month last year. Outdoor advertising has the greatest growth. This is according to…