Category: Financial / Investment
Norway’s unemployment rate was unchanged at 4 percent in October for a fourth month as more people sought jobs, providing backing to the central bank’s plan to raise interest rates again over the next months. Surveyed unemployment edged up to 114,000 from 113,000 in September, while the number of employed grew to 2.714 million from […]
Source: Bloomberg
Category: Government
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), consistent with existing requirements, reminds international travelers using the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) for travel to the United States to apply as soon as possible but not less than 72 hours before their international flight is scheduled to depart. Due to changes in ESTA application processing, real-time approvals will […]
Source: Customs and Border Protection
Category: Government
AmCham members Abbvie recently launched a magazine highlighting the advantages of an expanded and innovative research-based health industry in Norway.
Source: Abbvie
Category: Government
“It is with deep sorrow and sadness that I write to inform you that our colleague and friend, consul Kim Nesselquist, passed away this morning, on Dec. 7, after being diagnosed with cancer in April this year. Kim fell into a deep and peaceful sleep, surrounded by his loved ones. “I had the pleasure to […]
Category: Culture / Lifestyle
After many years of campaigning, the Norwegian Government today amends the Citizenship Act to allow for the concept of dual citizenship. The Parliament of Norway will today approve changes to the Citizenship Act that will allow Norwegians to hold dual citizenship, a move that brings Norway in line with much of the world. The changes will […]
Source: Life in Norway