Restaurants caught evading taxes
February 8, 2012 ·
City officials in Oslo are threatening to withhold liquor licenses for cafés, bars and restaurants caught cheating on their taxes, after authorities uncovered accounting irregularities at more than half...
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More record profits, and some losses
February 8, 2012 ·
State oil company Statoil reported more record profits on Tuesday after another year of high oil prices and major discoveries on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Two other big companies in which the state...
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Authorities to lift airline bonus ban on some domestic routes
February 7, 2012 ·
Airlines serving Norway’s busiest domestic routes will likely be able to relaunch bonus programs that were banned in 2002. Competition authorities warn, however, that lifting the ban may lead to...
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Telenor gets some support in India
February 7, 2012 ·
Things may be looking up for Telenor, after both a Norwegian and an Indian government minister came with some words of support on Tuesday. Rigmor Aasrud met with her Indian counterpart in New Delhi and...
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Norway’s currency stronger than ever
February 7, 2012 ·
The Norwegian krone set another record last year in terms of sheer strength, compared to other foreign currencies. That makes Norway even more expensive than normal for visitors from abroad and poses problems...
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More trouble for Telenor in India
February 5, 2012 ·
An attempt by Norwegian telecoms firm Telenor to cash in on a potentially huge market for mobile phone service in India has backfired badly. Now Telenor is once again turning to its biggest shareholder,...
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New fare hike ‘shamelessly’ high
February 1, 2012 ·
New public transit fares were taking effect in Oslo on Wednesday, and already have been been dubbed as “shamelessly” high. It now costs NOK 50 for a single-ride, full-fare ticket, the equivalent...
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Moose meat peddled in Germany
January 30, 2012 ·
Among the various Norwegian products on offer at a major food exposition in Germany last week was moose meat, specifically moose burgers, which disappeared almost as quickly as promoters could fry them...
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High-speed trains ‘may be profitable’
January 25, 2012 ·
Pressure is growing in favour of building new high-speed train lines around Norway, and a long-awaited report released Wednesday didn’t put the brakes on support. The report concluded a high-speed...
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Huge airline order sends stock flying
January 25, 2012 ·
Trading on the Oslo Stock Exchange took off Wednesday morning after news broke that locally based airline Norwegian Air was ordering 222 new aircraft from both Boeing and Airbus, and also has an option...
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Royal representation in Davos
January 24, 2012 ·
Norway will be royally represented, both literally and figuratively, at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland that started this week and lasts through Sunday. Crown Princess Mette-Marit...
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Butter said to be back ‘soon’
January 24, 2012 ·
It’s taken Norway’s dairy cooperative Tine (pronounced “Tee-nah”) longer than expected to produce enough butter to satisfy retail demand, but Tine officials claim it will be back...
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SAS and OSL ‘best in Europe’
January 23, 2012 ·
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and Oslo’s main airport at Gardermoen (OSL) have once again topped a ranking of international airports and the carriers serving them. OSL was ranked as Europe’s...
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Broke immigrants told to go home
January 23, 2012 ·
Labour Minister Hanne Bjurstrøm had a message over the weekend for hopeful immigrants from southern Europe who’ve been arriving in Norway in search of jobs: “Go home.” Bjurstrøm worries...
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Farmers’ lobby loses members
January 22, 2012 ·
One of Norway’s most traditionally powerful lobbying organizations, the farmers’ group Norges Bondelag, has reported a decline in membership for the first time in several years. That hasn’t...
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