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Telenor faces more bribery allegations

An anonymous self-proclaimed "whistleblower" has sent new detailed documents to the Norwegian government trade ministry, regarding how state-owned Telenor allowed its jointly owned firm VimpelCom to expand in eastern...

Yara bribery trial forced into a pause

The corruption trial of former executives of fertilizer firm Yara International was halted on Tuesday after the judge wanted to know whether one of...

Yara corruption trial turns nasty

The Oslo trial involving corruption at large fertilizer company Yara International was entering its second week on Monday with former executives pointing fingers at each other, and their...

Yara corruption trial gets underway

The largest corruption trial in Norway's history, involving charges of bribery at Norwegian fertilizer giant Yara International, got underway in an Oslo courtroom on Monday. It's not...

Telenor boss quits VimpelCom board

Jon Fredrik Baksaas, chief executive officer of Norwegian telecoms giant Telenor, has resigned his seat on the board of mobile phone operator VimpelCom, which...

MPs demand answers from Telenor

Several key Members of Parliament aren't satisfied with the information that state-controlled Telenor has revealed about its dealings with VimpelCom, the Russian mobile phone company...

Telenor lifts the veil on VimpelCom

After refusing to answer questions about bribery suspicions at mobile phone firm VimpelCom, Norwegian telecoms company Telenor has finally revealed some of the contact it's...

Still no answers from Telenor

Telenor's chief executive officer and chairman didn't offer any new public response to corruption allegations after a meeting with Norway's government minister in charge of business and trade...

Police question Telenor’s boss

Jon Fredrik Baksaas, chief executive of state-controlled telecoms giant Telenor, has undergone questioning by white-collar crime police investigators in both Norway and the Netherlands,...

Yara’s board fires its CEO

Jørgen Ole Haslestad, embattled boss of large Norwegian fertilizer firm Yara International, was fired as the company's chief executive on Tuesday. Yara's board "concluded that...
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