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Civil Affairs Authority

Web page: http://www.sivilrett.no/

Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority

Web page: http://www.voldsoffererstatning.no/

The Financial Supervisory Authority (Finanstilsynet)

The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (Finanstilsynet) supervises banks, insurers, finance companies, investment firms, markets for financial instruments, securities depositories, estate agents, e-money institutions, auditors and accountants

Web page: https://www.finanstilsynet.no/en/

Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management (DFØ)

The Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management (DFØ) is the expert body for financial management within the central government. The agency is also promotes good administrative management in central government bodies.

Web page: https://dfo.no/

The Government Pension Fund (Statens pensjonsfond)

The inflow in the Government Pension Fund Global consists of all state petroleum revenues as well as the return on the fund’s investments. The operational management of the Pension Fund Global is carried out by Norges Bank, which invests the fund’s

Web page: https://www.nbim.no/en/

Folketrygdfondet

Folketrygdfondet manages the Government Pension Fund Norway (GPFN) at the behest of the Ministry of Finance.

Web page: https://www.folketrygdfondet.no/en?lang=en_GB

Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs

The Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs (Bufdir) and the Office for Children, Youth and Family Affairs (Bufetat) are responsible for matters relating to state-funded child welfare services, family counselling and adoption.

Web page: https://www.bufdir.no/en/

Treaty withholding tax rates on dividends from Norway

Country Ordinary rates Parent/ subsidiary Parent/subsidiary rate requirements Without tax treaty 25 25 Albania 15 5 25% capital participation Argentina 15 10 25% capital participation Azerbaijan 15 10 30% capital participation and investment of at

Department of Security Policy and Operations

The Department of Security Policy is responsible for the handling of questions of security policy as well as for the Ministry’s international activities and external relations in the field of security policy.

Director General Per Henning Vaglum

Department for Defence Policy, Planning and Capability Development

The Department of Defence Policy and Long Term Planning is responsible for strategic analysis, the development of long-term defence policy and overall planning for the defence sector.

Department for Organizational Affairs

The department is responsible for staff functions for the political leadership and the Ministry Secretary General, developing and maintaining management systems and adopting overall guidelines for efficient and coordinated management of the Ministry.

Director General Atle Tostensen

Department of Administrative and Constitutional Affairs

The Department of Administrative and Constitutional Affairs assists the Secretary General in the preparation and follow-up of Council of State business. Constitutional issues are also addressed by this department.

Department of Domestic Affairs

The Department of Domestic Affairs assists the Prime Minister and the Government Secretary in the ongoing coordination of the Government's work.

Director General Stig Økland

Communication Section at the Office of the Prime Minister

Communication activities at the Office of the Prime Minister are primarily the responsibility of the Prime Minister's State Secretary for Press Affairs.

Head of Communication Anne Kristin Hjukse

The Department of Public Health

The main tasks of the Public Health Department are protecting and improving the health of people and their communities. This includes health promotion, health protection, and disease prevention through population-based health analyses and societal

Director General Line Vold

Department for Security Policy

Norwegian security policy interests, both bilateral and in international organisations such as Nato and the OSCE. Norwegian interests in the High North and the Arctic/Antarctic, and Norwegian resource policy interests.

Director General Jon Elvedal Fredriksen

Polar Affairs Department

The Polar Affairs Department is responsible for coordinating matters relating to the polar regions in the central government administration - the Arctic, including Svalbard and Jan Mayen, and the Antarctic.

Director General Øystein Mortensen

Department for Organisational Support and Development

Department for Organisational Support and Development (Avdeling for virksomhetsstøtte og -utvikling) is a staff unit for the leadership of the Ministry. The overall aim of the Department is to contribute to ensuring that the Ministry's resources are

Economic Policy Department

The Economic Policy Department monitors and analyses economic trends in Norway and abroad, and gives advice in a number of areas of economic policy. The Economic Policy Department is responsible for raising and servicing government loans at home and

Director General Amund Holmsen

Department for Education, Training and Skills Policy

Director General Erik Blom-Dahl