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SXSW 2010 showcases Scandinavian music

SXSW 2010 showcases Scandinavian music

This year’s SXSW festival in Austin, Texas is set to promote Scandinavian music, with around fifty different Scandinavian artists and musicians showcasing in front of countless music lovers and journalists. Continue Reading

Posted in Culture, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, General, Greenland, Iceland, International, Leisure, Music, Norway, Scandinavia, Sweden, United States3 Comments

St Patrick’s Day Parade in Oslo

St Patrick’s Day Parade in Oslo

The Oslo Caledonian Pipe Band (OCPB) was the main attraction in this year’s St Patrick’s Day parade in the Norwegian capital city. Continue Reading

Posted in Culture, General, International, Leisure, Lifestyle, MBL, Music, Norway2 Comments

Norway to spend less oil money from 2011

Norway to spend less oil money from 2011

The Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has announced that his government will limit spending of oil revenue beginning in 2011 as a safeguard against overheating the economy and forcing interest rates up. Continue Reading

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Strong performance from Norwegian Pension Fund

Strong performance from Norwegian Pension Fund

The Government Pension Fund Global, or National Oil Fund, recorded a record annual return for 2009 according to a new report by the Norwegian Central Bank. Continue Reading

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Norway FM open to Iceland loan before Icesave solution

Norway FM open to Iceland loan before Icesave solution

Jonas Gahr Store, the Norwegian Foreign Minister, looks set to break ranks with the other Nordic countries by recommending that Norway grant loans to Iceland before the Icesave issue is finally resolved with the Netherlands and the UK. Continue Reading

Posted in Denmark, Finland, General, Holland, Iceland, MBL, Norway, Politics, Sweden, United Kingdom44 Comments

Nordic tax fraud probe stretches to Bahamas

Nordic tax fraud probe stretches to Bahamas

An information sharing contract has been signed between the Nordic nations and the Bahamas, intended to hinder Nordic tax evasion. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, Denmark, Finland, General, Iceland, International, MBL, Norway, Politics, Society, Sweden, Travel3 Comments

Pirates seize Norwegian tanker

Pirates seize Norwegian tanker

The Norwegian-owned UBT Ocean oil-product tanker, along with its 21-member crew, has been captured by Somali pirates in the waters of the Indian Ocean. Continue Reading

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Norway leads NATO nuclear disarmament initiative

Norway leads NATO nuclear disarmament initiative

Norway, along with fellow NATO members Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, have joined together to call on the Western-based defence alliance to increase support for achieving a world that is nuclear-weapon-free. Continue Reading

Posted in Environment, General, Holland, International, MBL, Norway, Technology1 Comment

Nordic region dominates innovation index

Nordic region dominates innovation index

A new report released yesterday ranks Iceland as the world’s innovation hotspot, stealing the crown from the USA. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, Denmark, Finland, General, Holland, Iceland, International, MBL, Marketing and Consulting, Norway, Sweden, Technology15 Comments

Norwegian led cluster munitions ban a step closer

Norwegian led cluster munitions ban a step closer

Moldova and Burkina Faso have become the latest countries to submit their instruments of ratification for the Norwegian-led Convention on Cluster Munitions during a United Nations meeting last week. Continue Reading

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