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Reuters: Norway pledges $1 billion to vaccines against COVID-19, other diseases

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OSLO (Reuters) – Norway will give $1 billion to support the distribution worldwide of any vaccine developed against COVID-19 as well as for vaccines against other diseases, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said on Monday. Oslo made the pledge as part of a donor conference held on Monday by the European Union to raise 7.5 billion […]

Source: Reuters

Published: May 4, 2020


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Regjeringen: Koronapandemien hovedtema i samtale med Pompeo

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Utenriksminister Ine Eriksen Søreide skulle denne uken ha besøkt Washington, D.C. for samtaler med blant andre utenriksminister Mike Pompeo. I stedet møtte hun i dag sin amerikanske kollega til en telefonsamtale. Håndteringen av Covid-19 var en av hovedsakene i utenriksministerens samtale med Pompeo. – USA er spesielt hardt rammet av pandemien, men Covid-19 har store […]

Source: Regjeringen.no


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Press Release: Reducing oil production on the Norwegian Continental Shelf

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The corona pandemic and the efforts to contain it in large parts of the world have had substantial impact on economic activity globally and thereby also for oil demand. In the current unprecedented situation cuts in oil production introduced by the government will contribute to a faster stabilisation of the oil market compared to letting […]

Source: Regjeringen.no


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Reuters: Norway plans temporary tax relief for oil firms

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OSLO (Reuters) – Norway proposed on Thursday to temporarily ease tax rules for oil firms to try to prevent a collapse in investments due to the coronavirus pandemic and a related collapse in crude prices. The plan could boost the liquidity of oil companies by as much as 100 billion Norwegian crowns ($9.7 billion) over […]

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Press Release: Norway to play leading role in international coronavirus summit

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The European Commission, under its President, Ursula von der Leyen, is to hold a virtual donor conference to mobilise political and financial support for efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The Coronavirus Global Response Summit will be held on 4 May, and Prime Minister Erna Solberg will be one of the co-chairs. ‘We welcome the European Commission’s […]

Source: Regjeringen.no


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