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State ownership

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State ownership is important for several reasons. It ensures command over our common natural resources and that important companies are anchored in Norway.

Innovation Policy

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Innovation does not merely encompass research, high-technology and products. It also concerns issues such as employees trust and participation, as well as low wage dispersion. Strong welfare schemes have crucial importance in our ability to adapt and innovate.

Norway's free trade agreements

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Norway negotiates free trade agreements with other countries through the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). The trade agreements secure Norwegian business' access to international markets and facilitate trade with partner countries.

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Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske

Trond
Giske

Minister of Trade and Industry

The Ministry of Trade and Industry is responsible for designating industrial policy with an eye to the future. This includes involvement in any policy area that affects value creation.

Telephone number

Switchboard: +47 22 24 90 90

Press telephone: +47 902 51 303

Visiting and mailing address

Kongens gate 8

P.O.Box 8014 Dep, 0030 Oslo

News

CSR - a driver of innovation and competitiveness (06.07.2012)
Trond Giske at the Ny-Ålesund Symposium (22.05.2012)
Prop. 102 L(2011–2012) (27.04.2012)
New state-owned company for export financing – Eksportkreditt Norge AS (Export Credit Norway) (26.04.2012)
Information regarding the new Norwegian export financing scheme (22.12.2011)
Export Financing (21.12.2011)