Optimistic el-car producer
There are now plans for enlarging the development section in Oslo, where at present 70 persons are engaged in developing new cars. According to the plans, another 30-50 persons will be hired in the next 12-month period, according to a Think press release. (NRK)
Sunday, 04 April 2010 05:46
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As part of the already planned cost reductions in the new strategic platform 4Excellence, the Nordic airline SAS will reduce the number of full-time positions in the administration with 300.
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Danish media group Egmont increases its ownership from 50 to 100 % of Norway’s largest commercial electronic media house. The price is 2.1 billion NOK (274 million EUR).
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Prices of new detached houses increased by 1.7 per cent from the second quarter to the third quarter of 2011.
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The Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) orders Norwegian banks to quickly start implementing new guidelines and terms for mortgages.
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