Category: Government
PM Erna Solberg (H) is ranked number 46 in Forbes’ list of the 100 most powerful women in the world. Dubbed Norway’s Angela Merkel, Solberg recently became the first Conservative prime minister to win a second term since 1985. Solberg has melded a conservative fiscal stance with a humanistic point of view that also emphasizes […]
Source: Forbes
Category: Automobile / Transport
Tesla is still far from its goal to have 10,000 Superchargers online around the world by the end of the year, but they might still have a shot thanks to several new large stations coming online. The company confirmed that it is currently building a new 42-stall Supercharger station in Norway, which should become the biggest […]
Source: Electrek
Category: Accounting / Financial
Norway’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate at a record low to help support an economic rebound from the worst oil-industry crisis in a generation. The bank left the key deposit rate at 0.5 percent on Thursday, without giving updates on its forecasts since it’s a so-called interim meeting. Norges Bank still appears to […]
Source: Bloomberg
Category: Accounting / Financial
Norway’s $1tn oil fund took advantage of benign market conditions over the summer to post its sixth consecutive quarter of positive returns. The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund returned 3.2 per cent in the third quarter with strong stock markets ensuring its equity portfolio gained 4.3 per cent while bonds delivered a 0.8 per cent […]
Source: FT
Category: Accounting / Financial
– Det store spørsmålet mange stiller seg for tiden, er hvorfor ikke finansmarkedene er berørt av de politiske urolighetene i Washington. Jeg har ikke noe entydig svar på det. DNBs USA-sjef Giacomo Landi står bredbent på kanten av en halvferdig skyskraper i Hudson Yards, 395 meter over asfalten. Her er ingen vegger eller vinduer, bare […]
Source: Dagens Næringsliv