Tag: economy
Housing prices rising again
Despite' predictions that rising interest rates and economic uncertainty would chill Norway's hot housing market, prices for residential property jumped yet again last month....
Wage talks head into mediation
Annual wage talks between Norway's biggest labour unions and state employers' organization NHO broke down after four days of talks. Now they'll go into...
Battle over Norway’s profits underway
After weeks of arguing in the media, Norway's largest trade union confederation LO and the national employers' organization NHO formally launched wage negotiations this...
Interest rates keep rising in the worst and the best of times
NEWS ANALYSIS/UPDATED: The rich are getting richer and the poor poorer in Norway, where another rise in interest rates is meant to curb inflation....
Market turbulence fuels uncertainty
It was another turbulent day on the Oslo Stock Exchange and most others around the world, as new economic uncertainty grips the markets. The...
More huge profits raise concerns
Several of Norway's most important companies are reporting more record earnings. That's usually viewed as a good thing, but not now when they're tied...
Food tax unlikely to be lowered
Norwegians have long had to pay tax on food purchases as well as on all other goods and services. They'll likely need to keep...
Finance minister behind budget blunder
Norwegian Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum and his ministry colleagues need to rewrite much of their state budget for 2023, because they underestimated inflation...
Norwegians face even higher prices
NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's notoriously high prices at the grocery store rose yet again from February 1, and state officials have been busy scolding the country's...
Economic chill may be melting already
NEWS ANALYSIS: There's been no end to the scare-stories in Norwegian media about what a cold and tough year lies ahead for the economy....
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