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Football bosses to reveal travel bills

After months of defiance, top officials within Norway's national football federation have given in to demands to make public what they spend on travel. Football...

Ex-students ponder Westerdals offer

Students who paid excessive tuition fees while attending the private and now troubled Westerdals communications school are evaluating whether they'll accept a compensation offer from new school officials....

DNB’s board still under scrutiny

The much-criticized board of Norway's biggest bank, DNB, survived at least one shareholder's attempt that it be all but overthrown this week. Both board...

Tesla has trouble paying its bills

Last week, the founder of the highly successful electric car company Tesla Motors was posing with government officials in Norway. This week comes news...

Farmers gear up for a new fight

Norwegian farmers were preparing for another fight with the government this spring over how much subsidy and protection they can continue to receive. The farmers...

Outlook dims for municipal mergers

The Norwegian cities of Molde and Kristiansund are keen on joining forces with their smaller neighbouring municipalities, but government efforts to promote such consolidation nationwide suffered...

Hotel strike set to spread on Saturday

Norway's biggest trade union federation, LO, vowed on Monday to support a strike by hotel and restaurant workers in Norway, with labour officials accusing...

Listhaug draws praise, ridicule

NEWS ANALYSIS: She's been called Norway's equivalent of Donald Trump and been bashed for her tough treatment of both Norwegian farmers and, more recently,...

DNB to reveal tax haven customers

Scandal-plagued Norwegian bank DNB has agreed to turn over information to state tax authorities about Norwegian customers who have held bank accounts set up in...

Tesla founder thanks Norway

Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of the highly successful US-based Tesla Motors, was back in Norway this week and full of appreciation for how Norwegian officials...
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