Category: AmCham News
As highlighted in this exclusive new report from AmCham Norway and Innovation Norway, there are 655 US companies in Norway, employing more than 45 000 people and accounting for NOK 153 billion in equity – or close to 4% of all Norwegian business sector equity. The report surveys American companies’ direct contribution to Norway through […]
Source: AmCham
Category: Financial / Investment
Economic growth is likely to pick up further over the next two years, and will already this year be above trend. Labour market conditions are set to improve further. Economic activity in Norway is on a rising path and the fall in unemployment continues. Growth is broad-based. Private consumption is going up and businesses are […]
Source: Regjeringen
Category: Accounting / Financial
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) is coming to a close. The program, which has been around in its current form since 2014, will officially end on September 28, 2018. That gives taxpayers a little over six months to come forward with previously undisclosed foreign financial assets. “Taxpayers have had […]
Source: Forbes
Category: Trade
No two other regions in the world are as deeply integrated as the EU and the US. The transatlantic economy is responsible for €5.2 trillion total commercial sales, and employs 15 million workers on both sides of the Atlantic. A strong, vibrant EU-US relationship delivers growth and stability for our businesses and citizens. The Transatlantic Economy Report 2018 presents the most up-to-date facts and […]
Source: AmCham EU
Category: Financial / Investment
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Chamber President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue issued the following statement today: “The U.S. Chamber is very concerned about the increasing prospects of a trade war, which would put at risk the economic momentum achieved through the administration’s tax and regulatory reforms. We won’t drive the economy to over 3 percent growth or continue […]
Source: US Chamber of Commerce