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Bloomberg: Oil Divestment List for Norway’s $1 Trillion Fund Isn’t Final

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Figuring out exactly which oil companies Norway is targeting for divestment wasn’t easy last week when the government made its historic announcement. It turns out no one knows precisely yet. After revealing it would allow its $1 trillion wealth fund to sell out of $7.5 billion in upstream oil and gas companies, the government disseminated […]

Source: Bloomberg

Published: March 1, 2019


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New York Times: Norway Moves to Sell Some Oil and Gas Shares From Wealth Fund

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LONDON — The Norwegian government has recommended that the country’s $1 trillion wealth fund sell its holdings in a group of companies that focus on finding and producing oil and gas. The decision, the result of a two-year review of the giant fund’s investments in fossil fuels, is a compromise that stops short of divestment […]

Source: New York Times

Published: March 11, 2019


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Gallup 2019 Report: Rating World Leaders

Category: Business News

Do you approve or disapprove of the job performance of the leadership of the United States? Discover how the world views US leadership versus the leadership of Germany, China and Russia. Results are based on face-to-face and telephone interviews with approximately 1,000 adults, aged 15 and older, in each country or area. Between March and […]

Source: Gallup

Published: March 5, 2019


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Time: Americans Want a Less Aggressive Foreign Policy. It’s Time Lawmakers Listened to Them

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For decades, American foreign policy has rested on a consensus view about the United States’ role in the world. In an international order where there is one unrivaled superpower, foreign policy experts agree that U.S. soldiers and taxpayer dollars are essential for preserving global stability. But that is an assumption that is not necessarily shared […]

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Reuters: Norway Gives Go-Ahead to Disputed Arctic Copper Mine

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OSLO — Norway’s government approved on Thursday the building of a copper mine near Europe’s northernmost point despite years of opposition from indigenous Sami herders and fishermen. Norway’s decision on the copper mine has been viewed as a litmus test for the Arctic, where climate change and technology are enabling mineral and energy extraction, shipping […]

Source: Reuters


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