Category: Government
U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue, in his annual State of American Business address today, laid out the business community’s top policy priorities for the coming year, casting the organization’s agenda as a means for preserving, strengthening, and expanding the American dream. Tackling the U.S. economy’s workforce challenges—including through education and […]
Source: US Chamber of Commerce
Category: Trade
Ny analyse fra Skatteetaten viser at multinasjonale selskaper i Norge betalte samlet 241 milliarder kroner i selskapsskatt, arbeidsgiveravgift og merverdiavgift i 2016. Skatteetatens kartleggingsarbeid viser at Norge har omtrent 30 000 multinasjonale selskaper, det vil si selskaper som driver virksomhet i flere land. Disse utgjør ni prosent av alle selskaper i Norge, og betaler over […]
Source: Skatteetaten
Category: Government
“It is with deep sorrow and sadness that I write to inform you that our colleague and friend, consul Kim Nesselquist, passed away this morning, on Dec. 7, after being diagnosed with cancer in April this year. Kim fell into a deep and peaceful sleep, surrounded by his loved ones. “I had the pleasure to […]
Category: Food & Beverage
Ferske tall fra SSB viser at grensehandelen fortsatt er på et rekordhøyt nivå. – Dette vil bare fortsette dersom politikerne ikke evner å iverksette tiltak. Norske politikere bør lære av Danmark og se hvilke grep de har tatt for å kontrollere grensehandelen. Det sier administrerende direktør Petter Nome i Bryggeri- og drikkevareforeningen (BROD). I morges […]
Source: BROD
Category: Energy
DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, announced that it was selected to receive a USD 200,000 award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) for a photovoltaic (PV) research project of bifacial PV technology. Bifacial PV modules have the potential to increase energy […]
Source: DNV GL