NEWS

Norway to Tamp Down on Oil Spending After Wealth Fund Deposits

Category: Financial / Investment

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg is ready to start reining in oil spending after the government began putting money back into the sovereign wealth fund again. The Norwegian government in June made its first deposit into its wealth fund since the end of 2015. Now that the economy is in full recovery and the labor […]

Source: Bloomberg

Published: May 2, 2026

Increased Allied Training and Exercises

Category: Defense / Security

“I am pleased to announce that U.S. and Norwegian authorities recently agreed to extend and increase the rotational training and exercises in Norway for units from the USMC. As a result, the arrangement will continue beyond 2018 and may include up to 700 U.S. marines. In addition to today’s activity at Vaernes, a second location […]

Source: Norwegian Ministry of Defence

Published: May 2, 2026

The Norwegian–American Parliamentary Exchange Program

Category: AmCham News

AmCham, together with the US Embassy and the Norwegian Atlantic Committee, co-hosted a reception in honor of Norwegian–American Parliamentary Exchange Program (NAPEP) participants, who arrived Norway on Sunday as part of this 20-year diplomatic exchange tradition. NAPEP was established in 1997 and provides a unique exchange opportunity for US Members of Congress and their staff […]

Source: AmCham

Norge vurderer tiltak mot USAs Iran-sanksjoner

Category: Government

Regjeringen vurderer tiltak for at norske bedrifter ikke skal rammes når USA gjeninnfører sanksjoner mot Iran. USA truer selskaper som handler med Iran med bøter. Norge støtter atomavtalen og norske myndigheter har fulgt drøftingene i EU om mulige tiltak for å beskytte europeisk næringsliv tett. Hvorvidt det skal innføres egne tiltak fra norsk side er […]

Source: NRK

Næringsminister Røe Isaksen besøkte Alcoa på Lista

Category: Chemicals / Metals

Økte tollsatser bekymrer mange i næringslivet. 7. august besøkte næringsminister Torbjørn Røe Isaksen Alcoa Lista, en bedrift som hjelpes av den europeiske EØS-avtalen. Til oppmøtt presse, representanter fra Nærings- og fiskeridepartementet og lokale politikere, understreket Næringsministeren viktigheten av EØS-avtalen, og at det er viktig for Norge at vi ikke får indirekte effekter som europeisk straffetoll. […]

Source: Alcoa