Tag: economy

Debate erupts over Swedes as servants

The number of Swedes who are now working in Norway has doubled in the past 10 years, after many failed to find work at...

‘Cuts loom without shift away from oil’

Prime Minister Erna Solberg delivered a tough message as her government gathered for its first budget conference of the year on Monday: Major spending cuts...

Huge new oil field caught in conflict

Norway's new Johan Sverdrup oil field, located just 140 kilometers off the coast of Stavanger, may be as important for the Norwegian economy as the country's...

Unemployment to hit 10-year high

Joakim Lystad, head of Norway's work and welfare agency NAV, has some sobering news regarding the country's low unemployment rate. It's now rising faster than expected,...

Central banker sleeps well

Øystein Olsen, governor of Norway's central bank, could finally relax a bit over the weekend after delivering the annual address that's among the most closely followed in the country....

No big pay raises loom this year

Gerd Kristiansen, the head of Norway's largest trade union federation LO, is warning union members not to expect any big pay raises this year....

Thousands take off for winter holiday

After a week when worries about declining productivity were in the news, thousands of Norwegians took off anyway for a traditional week of "vinterferie," (literally,...

Olsen: ‘Don’t spend more oil money’

Øystein Olsen, chief of Norway's central bank, used his closely watched annual address on Thursday to warn politicians against tapping into more of the...

Center Party blasts productivity moves

Norway's small, rural-oriented Center Party has, as expected, blasted proposals presented this week that are aimed at boosting productivity. The party's leader called them "an...

Growth demands ‘political brutality’

It's time to change the way public sector investments from roads to schools are chosen and managed in Norway, Finance Minister Siv Jensen was told...
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