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Experts look up to lower oil prices

Norwegian analysts, business executives, economists and politicians are suddenly seeing an upside to the recent fall in oil prices. As the country heads into...

Tobacco heir to lead oil fund ethics

Johan H Andresen, who inherited a fortune from his family's old Tiedemanns tobacco business, went on to form a successful investment firm. Now, as an...

‘Norway needs own security minister’

A string of surveillance scandals in Norway, especially the recent reports of suspected illegal monitoring of mobile telephones in the country's power center in Oslo,...

Government plans to build new jails

After suffering a severe shortage of jail space for years, Norway's conservative government has proposed building no less than four new prisons and expanding cell space at...

Hospital battle heads into court

After years of bitter controversy and rivalry between two central Norwegian cities, Health Minister Bent Høie named Molde on Friday as the site of a...

Norway can win on its weaker krone

Norway's oil sector may be slumping along with oil prices, but lots of other Norwegian companies are benefiting from the recent plunge in the...

Brende ‘worried’ about arrests in Turkey

Foreign Minister Børge Brende says he made it clear to top Turkish officials during a visit to Ankara on Tuesday that Norway was worried about the arrests...

Nobel leader hits back at critics

Thorbjørn Jagland, the often-criticized chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, has finally responded to debate that flew last week over the qualifications of committee members, not...

Fur industry set to get another chance

A government commission that's been studying Norway's controversial fur industry recommends developing it in a "sustainable" manner, instead of shutting it down. The commission...

Spies drawn by Norway’s wealth

Norway's emergence as a wealthy country, with one of the biggest and most powerful investment funds in the world, is being cited as one...
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