Tag: pensions
Protests rise over poorer pensions
NEWS ANALYSIS: The Norwegian government's pension reforms caused confusion and some controversy when they were first introduced more than a decade ago. Only now,...
Oil fund invests in more real estate
Norway's bulging sovereign wealth fund, more popularly known as the "oil fund," announced more purchases in the international real estate market last week. After...
Nursing home strike drags on
A strike by health care workers at privately run nursing homes wrapped up its first week on Wednesday with no sign of settlement in...
Mediation failed to settle oil strike
A strike by oil service workers in the North Sea entered its 12th day on Thursday, after attempts at mediation failed Wednesday evening. The...
Mediator tries to end oil service strike
A national mediator has called in those involved in a strike that's disrupted or halted production at several oil platforms in the North Sea...
New strike shuts Norwegian oil rigs
Around 700 North Sea oil rig workers went on strike Sunday, demanding early and full retirement benefits from the age of 62. The strike...
New talks resume in local strikes
There was a new glimmer of hope on Tuesday that municipal employers and their striking employees might start resolving their differences. All parts in...
Statoil workers yell at the boss
It was an online opportunity to communicate with the boss, and Statoil employees reportedly quickly made use of it when the company's chief executive...
Ex-politician cleared of fraud
Norway's Supreme Court has acquitted a longtime Member of Parliament for the Center Party (Sp), Magnus Stangeland, of charges he knowingly received more pension...
Norway’s oil fund now world’s biggest
Norway's "Government Pension Fund - Global," commonly referred to in the country as the "oil fund," has overtaken the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)...
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