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05/10/2007
Press release
Ministry of Finance
Responsible fiscal policy, high petroleum revenues and good financial returns helped the Government Pension Fund grow to NOK 2 057 billion (about USD 375 billion) as of 30 June 2007.
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05/10/2007
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Norwegian economy is experiencing its strongest expansion in thirty years, with annual growth in Mainland-GDP averaging more than 4½ per cent over the past four years. Employment has increased substantially and the unemployment rate has fallen
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05/10/2007
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
- High oil prices will continue to generate a high income for the Norwegian state in the next few years. However, the level of Norwegian oil production has not been this low since 1994. As a considerable oil-producing country with a responsible
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05/10/2007
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Norwegian Government proposes to allocate NOK 1 125 million to research, technology development and work with carbon capture, transport and storage in 2008.
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05/10/2007
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
As a follow-up to the integrated management plan for the Barents Sea and Lofoten, the Government allocated NOK 70 million in 2007 to seismic surveys in the Nordland VII and Troms II areas, outside Lofoten and Vesterålen. In 2008, a further 140
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05/10/2007
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Government proposes amendments to the special tax regime for shipping companies in order to equalize the competitiveness of the regime compared to other European tax regimes for shipping. The aim is to ensure that Norway can maintain its
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05/10/2007
Press release
Ministry of Education and Research
The Norwegian Government intends to create 350 new fellowships to boost recruitment of scientists and academics. The Government also intends to increase the capital of the Research and Innovation Fund to NOK 66 billion in 2008. Total budget
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05/10/2007
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Norwegian government today announced a NOK 500 million appropriation for the purpose of purchasing Emission Reductions eligible for Kyoto Protocol compliance. The appropriation is administered by the Ministry of Finance, which is also authorised
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04/10/2007
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Raymond Johansen held 4 October a speech on peace and security challenges in Africa at NUPI (The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs). Read the speech here.
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04/10/2007
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Films from the South is an annual Norwegian film festival that presents films and filmmakers from Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Minister of International Development Erik Solheim will open the festival, which is supported by the Ministry of
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03/10/2007
Press release
Ministry of Trade and Industry
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Dag Terje Andersen, presented today the Norwegian government’s maritime strategy. The strategy sets out the government’s plan for further development and growth of the Norwegian maritime sector.
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02/10/2007
Press release
Ministry of the Environment
100 climate experts and - negotiators are meeting in Oslo 4 and 5 October for an international workshop on greenhouse gas emissions from international aviation and maritime transport. The Norwegian Ministry of the Environment invites journalists to
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02/10/2007
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The NOTCH - NOrdic + CHinese festival fuses the cutting-edge Nordic music, art and cultural scene with the vibrant grassroots cultural scene in China.
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01/10/2007
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway supports the initiative made by Serbia to host an international conference for cluster munitions affected states in Belgrade October 2 - 4 2007.
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01/10/2007
Press release
Ministry of the Environment
Minister of the Environment Helen Bjørnøy and Environment Ministers of Austria, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Latvia and Luxembourg met in Vienna today to warn against the promotion of nuclear power as a solution to the climate crisis.
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01/10/2007
News story
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Today the merger of Statoil with Norsk Hydros oil- and gas activities took effect through the new corporate entity StatoilHydro ASA. The Chief Executive Officer is Helge Lund. The company has approximately 31 000 employees engaged in activities in
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28/09/2007
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
By the deadline for application to the Awards in predefined areas (APA) 2007* on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS), the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received applications from 46 companies. The Ministry aims to award new production
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27/09/2007
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of International Development Erik Solheim today announced that Norway will be the first Western country to fully implement the transparency principles of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). The purpose of the EITI is
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27/09/2007
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
"It is imperative that we reach a comprehensive post-Kyoto agreement. The new agreement must be firmly anchored in the UN, and it must include all major emitting countries and all major sectors", Prime Minister Stoltenberg said in his statement at
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26/09/2007
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
At the Clinton Global Initiative in New York today, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg of Norway led the launch of a global campaign to save the lives of millions of women and children. On behalf of Norway, Prime Minister Stoltenberg pledged US $ 1