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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...

Extra billions flowed into state treasury

Finance Minister Sigbjørn Johnsen suddenly found himself with tens of billions of extra kroner as the New Year began, that he hadn't expected. He...

Firms brace for tough year ahead

Norway's economy has weathered the storms of the past three years but most Norwegian companies are preparing for what some fear may be crisis...

Labour rejects trade pact threat

Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre of the Labour Party has firmly rejected a move by one of his own government partners to trash Norway's...

Stores notice fall in holiday sales

Norwegian consumers seem to be more careful with their holiday shopping this year, and sales have slipped in comparison to last year. Economists, though,...

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