Tag: politics

Oil Fund dips amid leadership drama

UPDATED: It's been a turbulent first-half of the year for Norway's huge sovereign wealth fund known as the Oil Fund. Not only did it...

Defense minister downplays US pullout

Norwegian Defense Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen is downplaying local media reports about how the US Marine Corps is withdrawing around 700 troops from Norway. He...

Corona clouds the first day of school

Schools were opening all over Norway on Monday, just as Corona infection rates have risen. Many parents won't be allowed into the classroom with...

Government gains public’s confidence

NEWS ANALYSIS: She was grilled this week during Norway's first formal debate among political party leaders in months, but Prime Minister Erna Solberg and...

Critics rail against new Oil Fund boss

Questions are still flying over whether Norwegian billionaire hedge fund manger Nicolai Tangen will actually take over, on September 1, as chief executive of...

New Oil Fund boss was ‘strongest’ of all

Embattled central bank chief Øystein Olsen had to defend his bank board's hiring of Norway's new Oil Fund boss in Parliament on Monday. Olsen...

Equinor’s high oil pricing criticized

State oil company Equinor is once again the target of sharp criticism in Parliament, for predicting that oil will still demand prices as high...

Questions linger at hug-free memorials

NEWS ANALYSIS: It's been nine years since a young Norwegian man set off an unprecedented wave of right-wing extremist terror in his homeland and...

China accused of a ‘moral collapse’

Reaction to Chinese authorities' crackdown on Hong Kong's democracy continues in Norway, with several top politicians now keen on offering asylum to the former...

Norway eases its border restrictions

The Norwegian government relaxed a wide range of border restrictions within Europe and beyond on Friday. It was welcome news for Norway's troubled tourism...
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