Category: Business News
The US dropped a new Section 301 trade investigation against 16 of its most important trade partners, including the EU, Singapore, Japan, China, and India. The accusations range from low utilization of chemical facilities in Germany, expansion of industrial capacity in spite of a drop in industrial occupancy rates in Singapore, currency manipulation in Switzerland, […]
Source: Hinrich Foundation
Category: Business News
Norwegian defence company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has signed an agreement with Lockheed Martin valued at approximately NOK 2 billion to supply components for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme. The contract extends Kongsberg’s participation in the programme and covers deliveries supporting aircraft production through 2030. The agreement includes deliveries for production lots 20 to […]
Source: Defence Industry Europe
Category: Business News
Når Norges Rederiforbund legger frem konjunkturrapporten for 2026, gjør vi det i en tid preget av økende uro og uforutsigbarhet. Internasjonale spilleregler er i endring, og normer for samarbeid og handel er under press. Krigen i Ukraina og angrepene på Iran har utløst den største sikkerhetspolitiske krisen siden andre verdenskrig og den mest alvorlige situasjonen […]
Source: Norges rederiforbund
Category: Business News
Fiskeri- og havminister Marianne Sivertsen Næss besøkte Boston 14.–15. mars i forbindelse med Nord-Amerikas største sjømatmesse, Seafood Expo North America. USA er Norges tredje største enkeltmarked for sjømat, og et viktig marked for blant annet laks, ørret, hyse, snøkrabbe, kongekrabbe og makrell. Samhandelen mellom Norge og USA bidrar til verdiskaping og arbeidsplasser både i Norge […]
Source: NTB
Category: Business News
WASHINGTON — Today, United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced the initiation of investigations regarding the acts, policies, and practices of various economies under Section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to structural excess capacity and production in manufacturing sectors. The investigations will determine whether those acts, policies, and practices are unreasonable or […]
Source: USTR