Category: Accounting / Financial
Norway expects to withdraw less from its giant sovereign wealth fund this year as a recovery in oil prices is boosting the country’s coffers. Western Europe’s biggest oil and gas producer is turning the page on the oil industry’s deepest downturn in at least a generation after output cuts from OPEC and others, coupled with […]
Source: Bloomberg
Category: Defense / Security
A delay in equipment delivery could potentially amount to years, which may undermine the country’s security at a time when the Norwegian Armed Forces are going through a challenging period of major transformations involving the highly anticipated switch to US F-35 fighter jets, which are slated to become the new backbone of Norway’s military. Roughly […]
Source: Sputnik News
Category: AmCham News
AmCham Statement on US Steel and Aluminum Tariffs May 2018 The American Chamber of Commerce of Norway regrets the decision of the US authorities to not temporarily exempt Norway from tariffs and limits on imports of steel and aluminum. It is a destabilizing move, which is creating uncertainty for companies operating globally and could have […]
Source: AmCham
Category: Health
Norsk Industri og Siemens har kåret den norske delen av amerikanske Thermo Fisher Scientific til Norges smarteste industribedrift 2018. «Et industrieventyr», skriver juryen i sin begrunnelse. Med utgangspunkt i Ugelstadkulene, har bedriften utviklet nye teknikker og metoder for å stille presise diagnoser og skreddersy kreftmedisin. Bedriften ble i fjor høst tildelt TUs teknologipris Norwegian Tech Award. […]
Source: Teknisk Ukeblad
Category: Financial / Investment
Bedriftene som er berørt av avgiftssjokket på alkoholfrie drikkevarer og sjokolade- og sukkervarer, sliter nå i motbakke. I tillegg går den stadig økende grensehandelen direkte utover bedriftenes konkurranseevne. Det viser en fersk medlemsundersøkelse gjennomført av NHO Mat og Drikke. Stortingsflertallets vedtak om avgiftsøkning gir en direkte effekt på lønnsomhet, omsetning og bemanning i 1 av […]
Source: NHO