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Excludes exploration and production companies from the Government Pension Fund Global
08/03/2019 Press release Ministry of FinanceThe Government is proposing to exclude companies classified as exploration and production companies within the energy sector from the Government Pension Fund Global to reduce the aggregate oil price risk in the Norwegian economy.
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The Basis for Wage Settlements in 2019 Preliminary Report
18/02/2019 Press release Ministry of Labour and Social AffairsPress release from the Norwegian Technical Calculation Committee for Wage Settlements: Preliminary Report 2019.
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Peer Review on «Enhancing whistleblower protection»
13/02/2019 News story Ministry of Labour and Social AffairsOn 14-15 February The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs hosts a Peer Review on «Enhancing whistleblower protection through better collaboration between responsible authorities - a tool to prevent and tackle work-related crime».
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Changes in the Government
22/01/2019 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn the session of the Council of State today, the King has made changes in the Government.
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Norway’s Climate Risk Commission: Better climate risk management
12/12/2018 Article Ministry of FinanceNorway is well placed to manage climate risk, but the implications of major climate change are potentially severe and challenging to envisage. An ambitious and effective climate policy is the most important step the Norwegian authorities can take in
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Report from the Climate Risk Commission
12/12/2018 Press release Ministry of FinanceThe Minister of Finance, Siv Jensen (Progress Party), today received the report on climate-related risk factors and their significance for the Norwegian economy from the Commission Chair, Martin Skancke, MSc (Econ).
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The Norwegian Government recommends that the asset management of the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) remains in Norges Bank
19/10/2018 Press release Ministry of Finance“The Government proposes a new and modernised governance structure for Norges Bank. Moving forward, this new structure lays the foundations for the sound management of the central bank and of the GPFG”, says Minister of Finance Siv Jensen.
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National Budget 2019: A budget to promote employment, welfare and security
08/10/2018 Press release Ministry of Finance"The Norwegian economy is doing well. Businesses are investing more and employment is rising throughout the country. We are using the good times to secure a sustainable welfare state and a safer Norway", says Minister of Finance Siv Jensen.
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Congratulations to Murad and Mukwege on winning Nobel Peace Prize
05/10/2018 Press release Office of the Prime Minister‘I would like to congratulate Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege on winning the Nobel Peace Prize for 2018. They have been awarded the prize for their fight against sexual violence in armed conflicts,’ said Prime Minister Erna Solberg.
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An open, safe and green Government Building Complex
28/09/2018 Press release Ministry of Local Government and ModernisationNorway's new Government Building Complex will be slightly smaller than previously estimated. It will be climate and environmentally friendly, and it will be developed in several stages. “We will build an open, safe and green Government Building
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Changes in the Government
31/08/2018 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn the session of the Council of State today, the King has made changes in the Government.
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The Government Pension Fund Global should still be invested in energy stocks
24/08/2018 Article Ministry of Finance- Divestment of the energy stocks in the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) is not an effective insurance against a permanent decline in oil prices. The energy stocks only contribute marginally to Norway’s oil price risk, says Commission chair
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Energy stocks in the Government Pension Fund Global
24/08/2018 Press release Ministry of FinanceThe Minister of Finance, Siv Jensen, today received a report on energy stocks in the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) from a commission headed by professor and rector Øystein Thøgersen.
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Changes in the Government
13/08/2018 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn an extraordinary session of the Council of State today, the King has made changes in the Government.
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Press Invitation: Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis meets with Frank Bakke-Jensen and Ine Eriksen Søreide in Oslo
11/07/2018 Press release Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe American Secretary of Defense, James N. Mattis, will be visiting Oslo to have bilateral meetings with Minister of Defence Frank Bakke-Jensen and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide. The press is invited to attend statements at the
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New regulation on requirements for residential mortgage loans
19/06/2018 Press release Ministry of FinanceThe Ministry of Finance has adopted a new regulation on requirements for new residential mortgage loans.
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Sustainable migration from poor to rich countries
14/06/2018 Article Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityTowards a new refugee and migration system?
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IMF: In the midst of a healthy recovery
07/06/2018 Press release Ministry of FinanceThe Norwegian economy is in the midst of a healthy recovery, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Higher growth and rising employment warrants a neutral fiscal stance.
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Revised Budget 2018: Stronger growth, lower unemployment and a more sustainable welfare state
15/05/2018 Press release Ministry of FinanceThe Norwegian economy has recovered from the downturn induced by the 2014 drop in the oil price and is now characterized by optimism and solid growth. The 2018 Fiscal Budget approved last autumn is still well adapted to the economic situation, and
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Colombia
16/04/2018 Article Ministry of Climate and EnvironmentAt the climate summit in Paris 30th of November 2015, Colombia, Germany, Norway and the UK announced a groundbreaking partnership to protect Colombia's rainforest.