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Embattled minister aims to cut prices

Norway's new government minister in charge of agriculture and food claims that her most important job is to clear the way for better selection...

Crackdown on cut-rate haircuts

Norwegian tax authorities are cracking down on hair salons, car washes and other service firms that they think are charging unrealistically low prices. In...

Minister faces feisty farmers

NEWS ANALYSIS: She's been called the Norwegian farmers' worst nightmare, but also a ray of hope for consumers weary of Norway's notoriously high food...

Housing market’s highs and lows

More economists are predicting that Norway's high prices for homes and apartments will fall, after the first signs of a dip emerged in September....

Government to study poverty guidelines

Norway's outgoing and incoming governments both agree that it's time to reevaluate the definition of poverty in Norway, and what's required to qualify for...

Many stores ready to open on Sundays

With a new Conservatives-led government promising more individual freedom and market liberalization in Norway, the country's biggest grocery chains say they're gearing up to...

Norway’s VAT among world’s highest

The Scandinavian countries, including Norway, charge among the highest value-added taxes in the world, topped only by Hungary, according to fresh figures from the...

High price for remote ‘hytte’

A fully renovated cabin on Norway's mountain plateau of Hardanger, with no road access and a location that's a half-hour hike from the nearest...

Dairy co-op to import butter

Tine, the farmers' cooperative that controls the market for dairy products in Norway, is poised to import more butter to ward off another embarrassing...

Dairy coop needs to cut costs

Tine, the state-sanctioned conglomerate that controls the dairy market in Norway, announced plans to cut costs by as much as NOK 750 million by...
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