Category: Accounting / Financial
“Where does an 800-pound gorilla sit?” goes the riddle. “Wherever it likes,” is the answer. Norway’s $1 trillion wealth fund risks throwing its weight around in ways that exceed its authority, interfering in the sovereignty of other nations. This year, the fund has voted against remuneration proposals at more of the companies it holds stakes in, […]
Source: Bloomberg
Category: Chemicals / Metals
Yara International ASA completed the acquisition of Agronomic Technology Corp (ATC), which operates Adapt-N, a leading nitrogen recommendation platform in the US that improves farmer profitability and agricultural sustainability. In line with Yara’s strategy to accelerate its investments in digital farming, Yara completed the acquisition of ATC, which offers farmers and advisors solutions such as […]
Source: Globe Newswire
Category: Financial / Investment
AmCham member Huddly are very proud to announce that the Huddly GO camera is part of Google’s new Hangouts Meet Hardware, a curated set of four components that work together end-to-end to make engaging video meetings affordable—and headache-free—for any size meeting room. It includes a Chromebox, a touch controller, a speakermic and the Huddly GO […]
Source: Huddly
Category: Accounting / Financial
Norway’s income retirement system was ranked in the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index for the very first time this year. The index is widely perceived as the authority index on global pension systems, now measuring 30 countries and covering 60% of the world’s population. Although ranking a credible 4th place with an overall index value of […]
Source: Mercer
Category: Accounting / Financial
Norway’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate at a record low to help support an economic rebound from the worst oil-industry crisis in a generation. The bank left the key deposit rate at 0.5 percent on Thursday, without giving updates on its forecasts since it’s a so-called interim meeting. Norges Bank still appears to […]
Source: Bloomberg