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Oil Fund celebrates its first 20 years

Øystein Olsen has a lot to celebrate this week. He beat out all competition to keep his job as Norway's central bank chief for another six...

Fewer farms go bankrupt

A total of 26 farms in Norway went bankrupt last year, the lowest number since 2008. Even though the farm lobby is pleading poverty...

Aid for jobless dominates budget

More money to help ease the pain of unemployment was the single biggest result after top politicians spent the weekend revising the state budget....

‘Norway buying itself influence’

Oil-rich Norway has donated more than NOK 640 million over the past nine years (USD 77 million at current exchange rates) to projects operated...

Ex-Telenor chiefs grilled again

Former leaders of Telenor and its partly owned subsidiary VimpelCom endured another round of grilling on Friday by the Norwegian Parliament's disciplinary committee. Former Telenor CEO...

Higher oil prices fuel Barents plans

Oil prices have now nearly doubled since the beginning of the year, and that's refueling huge and risky interest in Norway's offshore portions of the Arctic. While seafood producers voluntarily...

Barents port keen on the oil business

KIRKENES: When the Norwegian government's new surveillance vessel Marjata berthed at its home port here this month, many locals hoped it signalled the arrival...

Oslo’s parking program backfires badly

Oslo's new Labour-led city government has already irritated residents owning cars who suddenly found themselves facing much higher street parking fees or no place to...

Confusion flies over Ryanair’s strategy

Political battles tied to Ryanair's objections to an airline seat tax in Norway, and whether they will lead to closure of the Rygge airport where Ryanair has...

Mediator averts major state strike

State mediator Nils Dalseide helped head off a major strike on Thursday that would have pulled more than 5,000 state employees off the job...
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