Tag: economy

Battered bank boss still smiling

Øystein Olsen, head of Norway's central bank, was still smiling this week, even after his proposal to further limit use of oil revenues was...

Reaction mixed to spending cut call

A call by Norway's central bank boss to spend less of the country's vast oil revenues is being greeted by decidedly mixed reaction. At...

Norway’s currency stronger than ever

The Norwegian krone set another record last year in terms of sheer strength, compared to other foreign currencies. That makes Norway even more expensive...

Royal representation in Davos

Norway will be royally represented, both literally and figuratively, at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland that started this week and lasts...

Broke immigrants told to go home

Labour Minister Hanne Bjurstrøm had a message over the weekend for hopeful immigrants from southern Europe who've been arriving in Norway in search of...

‘Exploration boom’ off Norway’s coast

Never before have so many companies won permission to search for oil and gas on the Norwegian continental shelf as they did this week,...

EU agreements unlikely to waver

NEWS ANALYSIS: There's been a lot of debate in Norway lately over the country's trade and cooperation agreements with the European Union (EU), and...

Momentum grows for global talent

Norway's fast-growing population of foreign and globally oriented residents are making their presence known and their voices heard, as they try to break into...

Minister admits: ‘We have a serious discrimination problem’

A new study has proven what many people in Norway already knew: Your chances of landing a good job in the country are dramatically...

Northern Norway sails into oil age

The northern city of Hammerfest was being called "the new Stavanger," a reference to Norway's oil capital, as reaction and celebration continued following Statoil's...
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