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Oil service company loses huge contracts

National Oilwell Varco Norge (NOV) is proving to be the hardest hit of all oil service companies in Norway. Its parent company has now...

Statoil keen to slash more jobs

Statoil, Norway's biggest company, launched another effort to reduce staffing on Tuesday when it offered severance packages to everyone in the company. Statoil aims to cut its...

Swedes start to head for home

The major influx of young Swedes who've moved to Norway to find higher-paying jobs seems to be ebbing out. After 10 years with strong...

Unions warn of new labour ‘underclass’

As Norway's unemployment rate rises, labour union leaders are warning that the arrival of thousands of refugees who also need jobs can create a new...

Expats hit again as jobless rate rises

The numbers of people without jobs in Norway continue to rise, with state welfare agency NAV reporting another increase in those registering themselves as...

Mining company declares bankruptcy

As many as 400 people lost their jobs in Norway's northernmost county of Finnmark on Wednesday, after Sydvaranger Gruve AS announced that it was filing...

Ski-binding maker latest to cut staff

One of Norway's biggest and most traditional producers of ski bindings, Rottefella, is suffering both from climate change and the country's economic downturn. With...

Norges Bank: ‘No interest rate cut’

The executive board of Norway's central bank, Norges Bank, has decided against another cut in its key lending rate, at least for now. Despite...

Still ‘no crisis’ as more jobs vanish

A new analysis of Norway's job market warns that as many as 200,000 full-time jobs may disappear over the next five years because of the...

More than 100 supply ships laid up

Another six offshore supply ships have been tied up by their Norwegian companies for the foreseeable future, bringing the total number of vessels laid...
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