Tag: economy

Tax lists released, with restrictions

Norwegian media could once again trumpet who ranks as Norway's wealthiest persons according  to Norwegian tax lists released on Friday, which reveal the incomes...

‘Gigantic’ discovery extends oil era

Norwegian state oil company Statoil has confirmed the discovery of even more oil tied to its Aldous Major South project in the North Sea....

Central bank keeps rates steady

Norway's central bank (Norges Bank) kept its key policy rate unchanged at 2.25 percent on Wednesday, in line with economists' expectations. Central bank chief...

Tougher home finance rules loom

The government and Norwegian Parliament look inclined to go along with proposed, tougher regulations on how banks can lend money to homebuyers. Equity requirements...

Conflict lingers over last year’s prize

A new Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in Oslo on Friday but Norway is still feeling the ill effects of last year's prize to...

Budget more expansive than expected

The senior economist at Norway's biggest bank, Kyrre Aamdal, said the state budget presented to Parliament by the left-center government on Thursday held "no...

Oil discovery just keeps growing

The size of the oil discovery made at the Avaldsnes field in the North Sea earlier this year has grown once again and now...

Stoltenberg braces for budget bashing

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has no doubt that his government's state budget, set to be released next week, will meet lots of opposition. He...

Household debt hits record high

As Norway's central bank board prepared for its latest evaluation of interest rate levels Wednesday afternoon came a report that likely won't surprise anyone...

Central bank tackles strong currency

Signals from Norway's central bank boss Øystein Olsen that the bank may even cut interest rates rather than raise them have boosted hopes for...
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