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Hellenic Shipping News: Best Year For Discoveries On NCS Since 2014

Category: Business and Investment News

Commenting on Equinor’s oil and gas discovery near the Fram field in the Norwegian North Sea, announced on 6 November 2019, senior analyst Palzor Shenga at Rystad Energy said: “After a string of recent discoveries, 2019 is shaping up to be the most successful exploration year since 2014 on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).” Conventional […]

Source: Hellenic Shipping News

Published: November 8, 2019

Norway Today: Dual citizenship approved

Category: Business and Investment News

From 1 January 2020, Norwegians can become nationals of another country without losing their Norwegian citizenship, and foreign nationals no longer have to give up their original citizenship to become Norwegian.   “When we allow for dual citizenship, we ensure that Norwegian law follows developments in a more globalized world, where more and more people […]

Source: Norway Today

Published: October 11, 2019

The Norwegian American: Norwegian biotech startup fights children’s bleeding disorder

Category: Business and Investment News

There is a lot of activity in the health sector in Norway. One example is the recent startup Prophylix Pharma that is developing a medicine to combat a bleeding disorder in infants that is often fatal. The company’s concept was just bought by the American company, Rallybio, in Farmington, Conn. This was made possible by a recent […]

Source: The Norwegian American

US Chamber, Google Partner on Report Growing Small Business Exports: How Technology Strengthens American Trade

Category: Business and Investment News

Small business exports currently account for $541 billion and nearly six million jobs in the United States. However, small businesses face several barriers to exporting, primarily foreign regulations, tariffs and customs procedures, and payment collection issues. 73% of small businesses are not aware of digital resources that can help them reach customers around the world. […]

Source: americaninovators.com

Regjeringen: Første høring i Norges WTO-sak mot USA om stål og aluminium

Category: Business and Investment News

Et tvisteløsningspanel i WTO starter i dag første høringsmøte i stål- og aluminiumssaken mot USA. Norge innledet i juni 2018 tvistesak mot USA om tilleggstoll på visse stål- og aluminiumsprodukter i Verdens handelsorganisasjon (WTO). Vi mener tilleggstollen er i strid med WTO-regelverket. WTOs tvisteløsningsorgan opprettet i november 2018 et panel som skal vurdere saken, og […]

Source: Regjeringen.no

Published: November 6, 2019