11,000 companies have been denied emergency aid
One of four companies that have applied for support during the Coronavirus crisis has been rejected, figures from the Tax Administration show. It is Dagens…
Companies
Initiatives package has given 566 entrepreneurial companies 563 million
Three weeks after its launch, the government’s package of initiatives for entrepreneurs and growing companies has provided loans and grants via Innovation Norway for over…
Banks have been given the responsibility for distributing crisis money
The financial industry will be responsible for the implementation of the financial compensation scheme for companies affected by the corona epidemic. “The goal is for…
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…
More companies went bankrupt in 2019 than in 2018
3,862 limited companies went bankrupt in 2019, according to new figures from the analysis company Experian. This was an increase of 2.6 percent compared to…
Over 6,000 companies in Norway have gone bankrupt in the past year
In the last twelve months, 6,311 companies have gone bankrupt or have been forced to shut down, according to figures from analysis company Bisnode. “Bankruptcies…
Companies report the highest growth since autumn 2012
The companies in Norges Bank’s regional network report production growth since February. The oil suppliers, service and building and construction companies are the ones with…
Four out of ten companies exposed to fraud last year
Nearly 40% of Norwegian companies were exposed to information security fraud in 2017 according to a new survey. The business safety council presented its…
The Department of Labor asks that companies check their housekeeping
Only half of the companies that purchase house cleaning services investigate whether the agency operates legally, according to a survey. “Those who purchase cleaning…
Nine companies excluded from the oil fund
Norges Bank has decided to exclude nine companies from the Government Pension Fund Global. In addition, one company has been put under observation. The oil…
7,500 more companies can opt out of auditing
The simplification of the regulations can save the business sector for NOK 90 million. A new regulation, which comes into effect on 10 January, allows…
The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) says companies need to recruit more expertise
The decline has reversed. Norwegian companies need greater and greater expertise, especially among engineers, and people with a vocational background, according to NHO. Three…
Lindorff: Increasingly larger companies go bankrupt
Lindorff: Increasingly larger companies go bankrupt The proportion of bankrupt companies in Norway has flattened out, but bankruptcies affect companies with more and more employees….
Norwegian production companies get their steam up
Production is increasing more than before, but labour supply has been slightly worse over the last three months. The companies that are part of Norges…
Companies cheat to avoid customs on e-commerce
More and more companies cheat to avoid customs on e-commerce The Norwegian Customs Office (Tollvesenet) reported a significant increase of foreign websites that cheat on…
Rogaland rebounds as per usual
Renewed optimism among companies in Rogaland A Report shows that there has been a seismic mood shift among companies in Rogaland. Companies in the oil…
Norwegian companies look on the future with greater optimism
After three heavy years, there are now plenty of business owners in Western Norway who are becoming more optimistic. The whole of Norway will be…
A European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling may allow companies to prohibit employees using religious headgear
The European Court thinks it’s acceptable for companies to prohibit their employees using religious headgear. ‘Internal rules that prohibit the visible use of political, philosophical…
Women in the minority
The proportion of female board representatives of limited companies has not changed in recent years. Two out of ten board representatives in private limited companies…
Two shipping companies secured major Statoil contracts
Statoil gives contact extension for three emergency vessels from Simon Møkster and one from Havilah. The contracts are for the vessels Stril Poseidon, Stril Mercury…