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Business and industry in Norway - Preface

Norwegian industry will face a number of changes in the years to come - changes that will affect the established industries’ future value creation and create a framework for new businesses. In addition to the fact that Norway must actively relate to

Business and industry in Norway - About Norwegian trade and industry

The Norwegian welfare state is based on a profitable business sector trading with other countries. This publication presents a brief overview of Norwegian industry. We will also touch on the driving forces and trends that have created our current

Business and industry in Norway - The structure of the Norwegian economy

Business and industry in Norway - Industrial-policy challenges

We are undergoing a period characterised by rapid changes in the international economy and industrial structure. Increasing competition and efficiency requirements mean that products are being manufactured to an ever greater extent in integrated

KFOR (5) - Norway's role as Lead Nation (text ed.)

Business and industry in Norway - The timber and pulp and paper industry

Wood products Pulp and paper Number of companies 1051 33 Number of employees 15531 6120 This sector’s export share 40 90 Gross product in percentage 0,6 0,8 Norway has vast forests, and timber is the most important raw material for its

Business and industry in Norway - 2) Technology-based industries

The past few years have seen the formation of a number of companies that use advanced technology and specialist expertise to manufacture goods for niches in the market. Many have a background in the shipbuilding and electrotechnical industries,

Business and industry in Norway - The chemical industry

Number of companies 557 Number of employees 21973 This sector’s export share 59 Gross product in percentage 2,2 The chemical industry in Norway is very diverse, consisting of everything from small niche companies manufacturing for the domestic

Business and industry in Norway - The textile and ready-made clothing industry

Number of companies 542 Number of employees 7960 This sector’s export share 50 Gross product in percentage 0,3 The textile and ready-made clothing industry includes companies that cover a wide range when it comes to raw materials, production

Business and industry in Norway - Wholesale and retail trades

Number of employees 302 400 Gross product in percentage 14,34 The wholesale and retail trades make up a significant part of Norway’s economy, and increased sales have led to the formation of many new companies and a doubling of the number of people

Business and industry in Norway - The business-services industry

Number of employees 172270 Number of companies 47547 Gross production value in billions 55,9 Gross product in percentage 10,1 The term business services is used to describe the work of companies that supply services to the rest of industry. Like the

Business and industry in Norway - 4) Information and communication

Number of employees 78 635 Number of companies 9 112 Turnover NOK 182,1 billion Information and communication technology (ICT) is a large and rapidly growing industry that is becoming increasingly important to Norwegian commerce. The ICT business

Facts 2004 The energy sector and water resources in Norway

The Energy Sector and Water Resources in Norway 2004 The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy publishes an English translation of this facts 2004 on the energy sector and water resources in Norway every other year. The publication provides information

Integrated care

Integrated care This document is in a PDF-format. You can download Adobe Acrobat Reader free of charge. Integrated care Guidelines for the action required and the assignment of administrative responsibilities in the aftermath of accidents and

Fact Sheet 2002 Norwegian Petroleum Activity

Fact Sheet 2002 Norwegian Petroleum Activity The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy publishes the Fact Sheet Norwegian Petroleum Activity annually. Most aspects of Norway's petroleum operations are presented. Here you will find an overview of fields

Norwegian defence-related cooperation with the Baltic states

Norsk politikk i etterkrigstiden har bare i mindre grad vært rettet mot Baltikum. Uavhengigheten for de baltiske stater i 1991 endret imidlertid dette. TekstutgaveTekstutgave (pdf-format, krever Acrobat reader, kan lastes gratis ned her.

Implementation proposition - Norwegian defence reform - Short version

The implementation proposition. A short version Government proposition No. 55 (2001-2002) (pdf)

NORDCAPS - MOU between Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden

Letter of intent between The United Kingdom and the NORDCAPS nations

Letter of intent concerning co-operation between The United Kingdom and The NORDCAPS nations Recalling that the Ministers of Defence of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden on the 2 April 1997 agreed to establish NORDCAPS, Further recalling that , in

Letter of intent concerning the legal status of forces engaged in NORDCAPS activities

Letter of intent concerning the legal status of forces engaged in NORDCAPS activities Considering that the Ministers of Defence of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden on the 2 nd> of April 1997 agreed to establish NORDCAPS, Having established, in

Restructuring year 2003

The Norwegian Defence Budget 2003

(11.10.2002) On the 3 rd> of October The Government presented a defence budget for 2003 amounting to NOK 29.6 billion. This represents an increase in real terms of NOK 1 billion compared with the defence budget proposed last year by the previous

Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defence

The Chief of Defence and his military/strategic functions are now integrated within the Ministry of Defence. Defence Command Norway has been closed down and a small Defence Staff has been established to support the Chief of Defence in his

Business and industry in Norway - 1) Raw-materials-based industries

Natural resources, such as oil, waterfalls, fish, vast expanses of forests and countryside, and a rich variety of commercially interesting types of rock have formed the basis for considerable value creation in Norway. Historically speaking,

Business and industry in Norway - Mining and quarrying

Number of companies 367 Number of employees 4004 This sector’s export share 50 Gross product in percentage. 0,3 Mining and quarrying is a generic term for all quarrying and extraction of minerals from rock, sand and gravel pits. Mining and quarrying