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Interest rates rising to keep economy from overheating

A decision by Norway's central bank to opt for a second "double dose" interest rate hike on Thursday is aimed at cooling the country's...

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...

Prices up 6.3 percent and rising

Norway's state statistics bureau SSB (Statistics Norway) has released figures showing that prices rose 6.3 percent in May and even more in June. Big...

Norway downplays its oil and gas wealth as ‘war profits’ roll in

NEWS ANALYSIS: Lots of economic warnings were being issued in Norway this week, both before and after the country's central bank announced a half-point...

Central bank tries to rein in Norway’s still-booming economy

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's new central bank chief could finally end weeks of rampant speculation, not over whether interest rates would rise, but by how much....

Norway’s krone weakens again

A strong economy and low unemployment didn't stop currency traders this week from letting the Norwegian currency, the krone, fall to its weakest level...

Stock exchange takes a dive

Norway's stock market was battered on Monday along with many others around the world. The Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE)'s main index fell 2.99 percent,...

Workers win more purchasing power

Norwegian labour leaders and industrial employers were heaving sighs of relief on Saturday, and probably getting some badly needed sleep. After marathon mediation that...

Labour talks drag on, conflicts loom

State mediation is continuing between one of Norway's largest industrial trade union federations and the employers' organization Norsk Industri, after initial negotiations between the...

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...

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