NEWS

Regjeringen: Forenkler eksportfinansieringen for næringslivet

Category: Accounting / Financial

Regjeringen slår sammen GIEK og Eksportkreditt Norge, for å gjøre eksportfinansiering enklere for næringslivet. Ved utgangen av 2019 hadde GIEK eksportgarantier for 82 milliarder kroner, mens det fra Eksportkreditt Norge var gitt 65 milliarder kroner i lån. Aktørene deltar i mange av de samme prosjektene. 72 prosent av lånene hos Eksportkreditt Norge var garantert av […]

Source: Regjeringen.no

Published: September 2, 2020

IMF Staff Country Reports: Norway : Financial System Stability Assessment-Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Norway

Category: Accounting / Financial

Much of the work of the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) was conducted prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the missions ending on February 13, 2020. Given the FSAP’s focus on medium-term challenges and vulnerabilities, however, its findings and recommendations for strengthening policy and institutional frameworks remain pertinent. The report was updated to reflect key […]

Source: IMF

Published: December 8, 2020

Institutional Investor: Why Did a Hedge Fund Manager Worth $700 Million Take a $630,000-a-Year Job Managing an Oil Fund?

Category: Accounting / Financial

At 3:00 in the afternoon on Thursday, November 14, a small group of the world’s most powerful people prepared to board two chartered airplanes in two separate European capitals. They were headed for Philadelphia for a weekend-long event that had been several years in the making for its creator, Nicolai Tangen, the Norwegian founder of […]

Source: Institutional Investor

Published: August 2, 2020

CNBC/Reuters: UPDATE 2-Norway wealth fund earned a record $180 bln in 2019

Category: Accounting / Financial

OSLO, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, made a 19.9% return on investment last year, earning a record 1.69 trillion Norwegian crowns ($180 billion) as stock markets rallied, it said on Thursday. The $1.1 trillion fund’s return for the year was stronger than that of its benchmark index, it added. […]

Source: CNBC

KPMG: Guidelines on How to Comply with New Norwegian VAT on E-commerce (VOEC) from April 1

Category: Accounting / Financial

VAT on E-commerce (VOEC) from 1 April 2020 – Guidelines on how to comply with the Norwegian VOEC scheme for low value import. Read the entire insight piece from KPMG HERE.

Source: KPMG