AFRY awarded framework agreement with Statkraft in Norway

AFRY has entered into a framework agreement with Statkraft, Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy. Under the agreement, AFRY will provide technical consultancy services in Norway in the fields of hydropower and electric power. AFRY has experience …

Online exploitation probe in Norway led to arrest of Brandon man accused of making child pornography

WARNING: This story contains details about child pornography and sexual abuse. The recent arrest of a Manitoba home daycare operator and foster parent accused of making child pornography was the direct result of an investigation by Norwegian law …

Norway sovereign wealth fund CEO job attracts 82 applicants, including current chief

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Norway's central bank said on Tuesday it had received 82 applications for the position of CEO of the country's vast sovereign wealth fund. The list included the current CEO Nicolai Tangen who last year said he would seek a …

Norway announces funding for humanitarian NGOs amid US freeze

AFP Norway said on Monday it would sign multi-year funding agreements with six humanitarian NGOs, several of which were hit by the sudden freeze in practically all US aid spending. The Norwegian funding will improve the NGOs’ financial mid-term visibility …

Concerns Raised Over Study on Gender Incongruence Referrals in Norway

3 Reading Time: 2 minutesA recent study examining the rise in referrals to Norway’s National Center for Gender Incongruence (NCGI) has come under scrutiny, with researchers raising concerns about the validity of its findings. The study, published in July …

Norway announces $855 million funding for humanitarian NGOs amid Trump’s dismantling of USAID

Denmark’s DALO seeks government deal with Norway for NSM 

The Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO or FMI) has decided to enter a government-to-government agreement with Norway for the procurement of Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) from Kongsberg. As per information posted on the …

Norway Trade Surplus Grows In January

Norway's foreign trade surplus increased notably in January from a year ago amid strong growth in exports, data from Statistics Norway showed on Monday. The trade surplus rose to NOK 94.8 billion in January from NOK 66.1 billion in the same month last …

Norway Wants New Submarine Fiber Connection to Svalbard and Jan Mayen: “It Is Urgent”

Under state control Seabed surveys are planned to start in the summer of 2025, and the connection will become operational in 2028. The US supplier, SubCom LLC, of submarine fiber connections, will conduct the surveys and establish the connection. Space …

Peacekeepers in Ukraine: Germany, Norway call Starmer’s proposal premature; Sweden ‘not ruling out’

Hours after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was prepared to send British soldiers to Ukraine to ensure security in Europe, Germany and Norway have come out together terming the statement as premature, While Sweden advocated for a fair …