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‘Weakest krone’ since 2009

The value of Norway's currency has suddenly fallen to its weakest level since 2009, making the country's notoriously high prices slightly less startling for...

Finance minister ‘on steady course’

Norway's left-center government coalition aims to keep the country's strong economy on what Finance Minister Sigbjørn Johnsen called "a steady course" when he released...

Høyre backs big fortune tax cuts

With the campaign well underway towards national elections later this year, Norway's leading opposition party Høyre (The  Conservatives Party) has proposed making large cuts...

Jobless rate still high for immigrants

Norway's strong oil-fueled economy has kept the country's unemployment rate low for years, but it's still high for immigrants, especially those from Africa, South...

Protests rise over meat and cheese

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg claimed that angry opponents of his government's move to boost income for Norwegian farmers, by dramatically raising import tariffs, would...

Most new jobs go to immigrants

Nearly 50,000 new jobs have been created in Norway during the past year and more than 35,000 of them have been filled by immigrants....

The new budget’s household effects

The new state budget presented by Finance Minister Sigbjørn Johnsen on Monday may seem like pretty dry stuff, but it affects nearly every aspect...

Government rolls out ‘tight’ budget

Norway's left-center coalition government was rolling out what it called a "tight" state budget for the next year on Monday, but it nonetheless contains...

Terror repair costs double

Clean-up and repair costs following last summer's terrorist attacks in Oslo have more than doubled from the initial estimates made last fall. As the...

Police ran budget surplus

Norway's state police system cut costs before last year's terrorist attacks to meet strict budgets, part of the reason why preparedness proved inadequate when...
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