Category: Accounting / Financial
Norway’s $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund cleared a hurdle on its proposed path to exiting oil and gas stocks. The fund won support from key academics at Norway’s top universities, whose responses are part of a hearing process. But more weight will likely be given to the opinion of an expert group, which will give its view […]
Source: Bloomberg
Category: Chemicals / Metals
Amerikanske handelstiltak og president Donald Trumps varslede høyere toll på aluminium og stål står øverst på agendaen når Røe Isaksen møter den amerikanske handelsministeren Wilbur Ross torsdag. USA-reisen starter allerede mandag. Da blir det tacomiddag i New York med norske tech-bedrifter som blant annet skal diskutere etablering på østkysten eller vestkysten og hva norske myndigheter […]
Source: Hegnar.no
Category: Entertainment & Lifestyle
Norway wants to limit owners to renting out their apartments through services like Airbnb Inc. for just 90 days to ease the stress on other residents. The government also wants to “prevent professional actors from operating ‘apartment hotels’ in residential areas,” Monica Maeland, Minister for municipal affairs, said in a statement published Saturday. The proposal, which is […]
Source: Bloomberg
Category: Government
‘Norway is playing a leading role in the global effort to eliminate marine litter. The Government is proposing to increase funding for Norway’s development programme to combat marine litter by NOK 130 million in 2018. This programme is a key element of the Government’s general focus on the oceans, and an important contribution to the […]
Source: Regjeringen
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