SSB: Unemployment to peak in 2016
A fall in oil investment is expected to contribute to mainland Norway’s GDP increasing by just 1.2 per cent in 2015, Statistics Norway (SSB) reports.
updated 1:57 PM UTC, Jul 18, 2019
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Nordsk Hydro: Record results for Q1 2015
Hydro's underlying earnings before financial items and tax increased to NOK 3,208 million in the first quarter, up from NOK 2,886 million in the fourth quarter of 2014.
Norwegian titanium mine next
A new Norwegian titanium mining project could create 500 new jobs on a national basis. – There are large values hidden in our mountains that can contribute to important value creation in local communities, says Minister of Industry and Trade Monica Mæland.
Pension Fund: Highest quarterly return ever
The Government Pension Fund Global returned 5.3 percent, or 401 billion kroner, in the first quarter of 2015, the highest quarterly return ever.
Norway increases salmon exports to Germany
«Germany has become Norway’s most important market,» says market manager Bjørn-Erik Stabell in the Seafood Council. The Germans’ consumption of Norwegian salmon is more than two kilos per year per inhabitant.
Innovation Norway cuts 51 jobs
Innovation Norway informs that 51 out of 766 employees have not been rehired after a restructuring process where the company's need for future employment has been analysed.
