Silicon Angle: Microsoft inks $5B cloud partnership deal with KPMG
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Microsoft Corp. today announced an important new partnership with the professional services company KPMG International Cooperative, which will use its cloud services to accelerate its digital transformation efforts. KPMG is another big win for Microsoft, since it’s known as one of the world’s “Big Four” accounting organizations, along with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd., Ernst & Young Global […]
MoreSSB: Upturn in the Norwegian economy soon over
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Global economy experiencing slow decline The outlook for the global economy has improved in recent months. The likelihood of the UK leaving the EU without a deal is now significantly less, and the deadline for the Trump administration imposing import tariffs on European cars has now passed. Our forecasts for the international economy have therefore […]
MoreRising Leaders: Tackling Sustainability Challenges as a Young Leader
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Rising Leaders: Tackling Sustainability Challenges as a Young Leader https://amcham.no/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/RL-SoMe.mp4 Rising Leaders participants gathered at TGI Fridays Aker Brygge to focus on how to tackle sustainability challenges. Attendees heard from McDonald’s Nordic QA and Supplier Sustainability Lead Hilde Øverby, who highlighted the company’s extensive sustainability and youth outreach efforts. In addition, program participants took part […]
MoreDigi: Jan Grønbech går av som Google-sjef
Jan Grønbech har sittet som Google Norge-sjef i 14,5 år. Det er lenger enn noen annen landssjef i Google. Nå er tiden moden for å finne på noe annet – akkurat hva vet han foreløpig ikke. Siden oppstarten av Google Norge i 2005, har Grønbech ledet sine ansatte og kunder gjennom perioder med enorme endringer […]
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Reuters: Norway wealth fund, Prologis in $2 bln real estate acquisition
OSLO, Nov 25 (Reuters) – Norway’s sovereign wealth fund and property investment group Prologis Inc have agreed to jointly buy a $1.99 billion logistics real estate portfolio, Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) said in a statement. “The portfolio consists of 127 properties located across multiple U.S. markets, including Southern California, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle […]
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Bloomberg: Norway’s $1.1 Trillion Wealth Fund to Deepen Climate Risk Work
Norway’s $1.1 trillion sovereign wealth fund plans to expand its work on assessing climate risk, from pushing for better company reporting to expanding flood analysis for its real estate assets. The Norwegian fund, the biggest of its kind, already has a variety of instruments to measure how climate change may affect demand, spur regulation or […]
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