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Debate rises over exploration support

Not only has Norway's oil exploration become a major issue in the current election campaign, so has its government's financial support for it. Norway effectively subsidizes the...

Optimism returns to ‘all’ of Norway

Finans Norge, Norway's national trade association for the banking and finance industry, released a survey on Tuesday showing that economic optimism has now returned...

High costs emerge in oil drilling debate

If Norway went along with calls from climate experts and its own Greens Party to halt all new oil exploration, the country would likely still...

Housing prices tumble again

The latest statistics for housing sales in July, released on Thursday, showed another overall decline of 1.2 percent from June. In Oslo, the decline was...

Statoil pumps up its profits once again

Norway's biggest and arguably most important company, Statoil, impressed analysts with its second-quarter results on Thursday. The company is clearly benefiting from higher oil...

Stronger ‘krone’ aids Norwegians on holiday

For the first time in nine months, it's been costing less than eight Norwegian kroner to buy one US dollar this week. The stronger...

Seafood exports break all records

Despite a decline in the export of trout, herring and shellfish, Norwegian seafood exports have never been higher than they were during the first six...

Norway’s ‘krone’ sails strongly ahead

Norway's now-decorative currency, the krone, is getting stronger along with the country's economy. It's risen considerably against the US dollar and other key currencies...

Solberg eager to speak up at G20

Prime Minister Erna Solberg was among the leaders of countries invited to the G20 Summit in Hamburg this weekend. That gives her a chance...

‘Dramatic’ fall in real estate prices

The cost of housing is still high in Norway, but brokers report another decline in prices for the month of June that's been described...
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