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Economy keeps humming along

The Oslo Stock Exchange is off to a good start this year, Norway's currency remains super-strong, unemployment and interest rates are low and now...

Diaper smugglers raid local stores

Norwegian babies may have been born under a lucky – and rich - star, but as supermarket rivalry drives nappy prices down, shops are...

‘EEA agreement remains firm’

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has confirmed that the country's main pact for doing business with the European Union (the EEA-agreement, or EØS-avtalen) remains firm...

Multinational firms avoid paying tax

Many multinational corporations operating in Norway have been avoiding paying taxes by using creative accounting and loopholes in the tax system. Norwegian politicians are...

Oil fund may triple 2013 bonus payments

Bonus payments made this year to external managers of Norway's huge so-called "oil fund" may be triple the amount initially estimated in 2012. The...

Banks face potential rate scandal

Norwegian banks are facing claims by several international financial institutions that they've been manipulating their interbank lending rates. Norway's central bank, Norges Bank, is...

‘Christmas is the new Easter’

Norwegians are heading for the mountains or traveling elsewhere this Christmas in droves generally only seen during the country's long, traditional Easter holidays. The...

Good times likely to roll into 2013

Norway's strong, oil-fueled economy looks set to stay that way in 2013, according to the country's biggest bank, DNB. Its analysts and economists predict...

Norwegians buying more time

New studies show that many Norwegians, armed with a big increase in purchasing power in recent years, are opting to spend their disposable income...

Luxury retailers boom in Oslo

Norwegians are lusting after designer goods like never before. The Louis Vuitton shop in Oslo now has the highest sales per square meter in...

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