Tag: prices

Housing prices flatten out

A decline in the numbers of prospective buyers attending open house showings, and a rise in what brokers call "buyer selectivity," seemed to finally...

New ‘butter crisis’ looms

Officials at Norwegian dairy cooperative Tine are trying to ward off another looming "butter crisis" like the one that left grocery store shelves bare...

Prisoners protest price hike

Ordinary Norwegian consumers aren't the only ones starting to revolt against high and rising prices at the grocery store. Inmates at the high-security prison...

Trade war looms over higher tariffs

The European Union's ambassador to Norway is calling the Norwegian government's decision to raise import tariffs on meat and cheese "a clear violation" of...

Government caves in to demands for even higher meat and cheese prices

The farmer-friendly Center Party has won its budget battle with government coalition partners for more protectionism for agriculture in Norway. Despite loud public debate...

Oslo still most expensive, but residents not richest

Norway's capital has once again won the dubious distinction of being the world's most expensive city in which to live, but Oslo residents don't...

New homes full of deficiencies

Norwegians are paying sky-high prices for new homes these days, but all too often aren't getting what they paid for. New figures from the...

Fuss over flowers sows EU complaint

Norway's decision to suddenly impose a 72 percent import duty on flowers known as hortensia (hydrangea) has, as warned, led to Denmark filing a...

Border trade rises again

More Norwegians are heading across the border to do their shopping than ever before. New figures from the state statistics bureau SSB shows that...

Fishermen try to reel in farmers

As concerns rise that Norway is setting off a trade dispute with some of its most important trading partners, officials in the country's large...
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