Tag: economy

‘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...

Housing prices slipped again

There were more signs this week that Norway's high housing prices may finally be flattening out. Average prices in October fell slightly for the...

Swedes paid to seek work in Norway

Young, unemployed Swedes are getting some financial assistance from their home communities to seek their fortunes in Norway, where the jobless rate remains low...

Borrowing costs set to stay low

The cost of borrowing money in Norway is expected to stay low at least through early next year, following the central bank board's decision...

Banks demanding more cuts at SAS

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is under new pressure from both its banks and the three national governments of Sweden, Denmark and Norway that are its...

Norway ‘attractive’ but not enough

Norway has nice scenery and has become more attractive to talented foreign workers amidst ever-growing global mobility, but can and should do much more...

Cross-border trade in reverse, in Northern Norway

While Norwegians stream over the border, especially in southern Norway, to take advantage of lower prices in Sweden, the cross-border trade in the far...
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