Secretary Clinton Hosts AmChams, Emphasizes “Economic Statecraft"
Category: AmCham Norway
24.03.12
On February 21-22, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hosted the first-ever Global Business Conference in Washington DC for AmCham executives and representatives of US business support organizations from 110 countries.
Business After-Hours: The Norwegian Economy in a Global Context
Location: Oslo
Partner Event: 17th Annual Conference on Commercialization of Micro and Nano Systems (COMS2012)
Location: Tønsberg
Partner Event: American Alumni Network of Norway Kick-Off Event
Location: Oslo
Partner Event: Democrats Abroad - Presidential Election Event
Location: Oslo
Weekly Business News
Edvard Munch's Scream
04.05.2012, The Economist
In 1895, the year Edvard Munch created "The Scream", the Norwegian artist was so poor that debt collectors entered his studio and carried away his easel in lieu of a small debt of 25 marks. Accustomed to such events, Munch propped his work on a chair and carried on.
Norway’s Arctic Oil Bonanza Gets Reality Check in Pipe Limbo
26.04.2012, Bloomberg
Norway is grappling with how to turn last year’s oil and gas finds in the Arctic Circle into real money as the world’s seventh-largest crude exporter seeks to sustain output after more than 40 years of extraction.
S&P Affirms Norway's Rating
26.04.2012, RTTNews
Standard & Poor's on Thursday retained Norway's credit rating, citing resilience of the economy and strong fiscal position.
GON Proposes Doubling CO2 Tax on Oil Sector
25.04.2012, Reuters
Norway's government is proposing to nearly double the carbon dioxide tax on the country's vast oil and gas sector to encourage companies to use more electricity from onshore source to power oil platforms, the government said in a white paper.


