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Tax forms released to 3.9 million

In what's long been a rite of spring, the Norwegian tax authority Skatteetaten released the bulk of its tax returns for 2012 on Tuesday...

Central bank keeps interest rate low

Norges Bank announced on Thursday that its key lending rate, so-called "styringsrenten," will remain unchanged at 1.5 percent. The bank board decided that unless the...

‘Challenging’ pay negotiations begin

Wage negotiations between Norway's confederation of trade unions LO and the national employers' organization NHO were getting underway this week, with LO leader Roar...

High costs won’t halt good times

The average hourly wage costs of an industrial worker in Norway are now more than eight times that of a worker in Poland, according...

Euro crisis hits industry harder

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has been issuing more warnings about the ill effects of the European economic crisis on Norwegian industry, and many companies...

State loans pose new debt risks

Stricter borrowing rules in Norway have left higher-income groups struggling to get a home loan through commercial banks, and led to a rush of...

No sweet Valentine from bank boss

Norway's strong economy and disciplined approach to the management of its oil wealth didn't stop the boss of the country's central bank from sending...

Høyre backs big fortune tax cuts

With the campaign well underway towards national elections later this year, Norway's leading opposition party Høyre (The  Conservatives Party) has proposed making large cuts...

Household debt hits record levels

Norwegian homeowners’ debt levels have skyrocketed over the last eight years, with some now paying down mortgages that are three times larger than average...

Norwegians boost their savings

Norwegians have become better at saving more of their paychecks since the finance crisis hit in 2008. Household debt levels remain high, but Norwegians...
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