Tag: politics

Foreign ministry mum on new ransom demand

Norway's foreign ministry said it was "not natural" for them to comment Thursday on the latest ransom demand made by the kidnappers of a...

Little progress as coal dust settles

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway made international headlines last year, and won lots of positive feedback, when the Norwegian Parliament ordered the country's huge sovereign wealth...

Oil fund boss fastens seatbelt

Yngve Slyngstad could report more billions of kroner in gains for the enormous sovereign wealth fund he oversees for Norway. He warned, though, that he...

‘Newcomers’ assess equality in Norway

As Norwegians celebrated International Women's Day on Tuesday,  six immigrant women from Montana in the US to Italy and India have shared their thoughts about...

New strike threat rises over pensions

A new strike threat has suddenly emerged just as this year's rounds of negotiations are beginning between Norway's major labour unions and employers' organizations....

Norway challenged on Snowden again

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's chapter of the international organization PEN, dedicated to freedom of expression and human rights, is testing the Norwegian government's commitment to such values...

Budget talks start with uncertainty

Prime Minister Erna Solberg has gathered all her government coalition's ministers this week for the first major round of negotiations over next year's state...

Hydro defends its trade in Tajikistan

Top officials of one of Norway's largest international companies, Norsk Hydro, finally responded in detail on Monday to growing suspicions of corruption surrounding their...

Experts split over oil price damage

Norwegian business leaders and economic forecasters are split over whether the ill effects of low oil prices are now spreading nationwide. Some think the "oil...

Consultant: Oil prices may soar

After months of doom and gloom in the oil industry, at least one top Norwegian consultant is upbeat and urging others to be so...
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