Tag: banking
Norwegians unhappy with their banks
Never before have Norwegian banks ranked so low in terms of customer satisfaction. Ranking lowest are Norway's three biggest banks: DNB, Nordea and Danske...
DNB now has unhappy customers and employees
Customers of Norway's largest and highly profitable bank, DNB, have long complained about branch closings, poor service and high fees. Now those fees are...
DNB’s profits jump again
The value of the Norwegian currency tumbled again this week and inflation is rising, but Norway's biggest bank keeps delivering strong pre-tax profits, this...
Suddenly cash was king again
Norwegians' aversion to using cash recently wound up costing merchants dearly and frustrating customers. When electronic payment systems suddenly broke down all over the...
Banks start raising mortgage rates
It didn't take long for Norway's commercial banks to boost their lending rates after the central bank, Norges Bank, raised its policy rate again...
Stoltenberg stays on at NATO, drops central bank job
UPDATED: Jens Stoltenberg has resigned from his new job as Norway's central bank chief even before he began. He confirmed Thursday that he'll stay...
Interest rates to rise as Norway’s economy grows
UPDATED: Ida Wolden Bache made her debut as the new leader of Norway's central bank on Thursday by announcing a series of gradual interest rate...
DNB can take over Sbanken after all
Norway's competition authority had ruled against the purchase of the small and popular bank called Sbanken by the country's biggest and most profitable bank,...
Stoltenberg urged to continue at NATO
UPDATED: Leaders of several NATO member countries reportedly want NATO's Norwegian secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, to remain at his post beyond October 1, when...
Probe continues into Stoltenberg’s hiring
Opposition politicians in the Norwegian Parliament are not satisfied with answers they've received to their questions about how Jens Stoltenberg won the job to...
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