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Norway Eases Off Dipping Into World’s Biggest Piggy Bank

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Category: Accounting / Financial

Norway expects to withdraw less from its giant sovereign wealth fund this year as a recovery in oil prices is boosting the country’s coffers. Western Europe’s biggest oil and gas producer is turning the page on the oil industry’s deepest downturn in at least a generation after output cuts from OPEC and others, coupled with […]

Source: Bloomberg


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AmCham Statement on US Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

Category: AmCham News

AmCham Statement on US Steel and Aluminum Tariffs May 2018 The American Chamber of Commerce of Norway regrets the decision of the US authorities to not temporarily exempt Norway from tariffs and limits on imports of steel and aluminum. It is a destabilizing move, which is creating uncertainty for companies operating globally and could have […]

Source: AmCham


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Thermo Fisher Scientific er Norges smarteste industribedrift

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Category: Health

Norsk Industri og Siemens har kåret den norske delen av amerikanske Thermo Fisher Scientific til Norges smarteste industribedrift 2018. «Et industrieventyr», skriver juryen i sin begrunnelse. Med utgangspunkt i Ugelstadkulene, har bedriften utviklet nye teknikker og metoder for å stille presise diagnoser og skreddersy kreftmedisin. Bedriften ble i fjor høst tildelt TUs teknologipris Norwegian Tech Award. […]

Source: Teknisk Ukeblad


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Avgiftssjokk fører til røde tall og nedbemanninger

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Category: Financial / Investment

Bedriftene som er berørt av avgiftssjokket på alkoholfrie drikkevarer og sjokolade- og sukkervarer, sliter nå i motbakke. I tillegg går den stadig økende grensehandelen direkte utover bedriftenes konkurranseevne. Det viser en fersk medlemsundersøkelse gjennomført av NHO Mat og Drikke. Stortingsflertallets vedtak om avgiftsøkning gir en direkte effekt på lønnsomhet, omsetning og bemanning i 1 av […]

Source: NHO


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House Members: Metal Tariff Exclusions Too Slow

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Category: Chemicals / Metals

 A bipartisan group of 39 House members wrote to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on May 7 to voice frustration that the process for excluding specific steel and aluminum products from Section 232 tariffs is slow and cumbersome. The letter reads in part: “We appreciate that, in response to Member and constituent requests, you have implemented […]

Source: US Chamber of Commerce


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