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Hobo Oslo Has Officially Opened—Meet Norway’s Most Anticipated Design Hotel
Norway's newest it place is here to make a statement. The long-anticipated Hobo Hotel Oslo opens amid growing buzz. With 181 rooms and no less than four different restaurant and bar concepts, it carries forward an idea inherent to the Hobo...
Trump’s place in history depends on his approach to the CRINK
Inflection Points October 27, 2025 • 7:00 am ET Print this page By Frederick Kempe During his first nine months in office, US President Donald Trump has secured a string of foreign policy wins that have the potential to be historic. Even some of...
Fleets, leasing and rental companies oppose EU corporate fleet ZEV mandate
Fleets, leasing and rental companies have registered strong opposition to the European Commission’s (EC) proposal of a zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate for corporate fleets. The EC says corporate customers accounts for 60% of sales within the...
Ship finance for offshore wind market in turbulent waters
Europort 2025 is gearing up for crucial conversations around ship finance for specialised vessels, at a time when rapid change and widespread uncertainty in the offshore wind market are undermining the case for the newbuildings the industry needs...
Currency Exchange Rates in Pakistan Today – 11 October 2025
KARACHI – Pakistani rupee recorded fluctuations against various foreign currencies including Euro, Saudi Riyal and UK Pound in open market on Saturday. On October 11, US Dollar’s buying rate stood at Rs282.6 while selling rate hovered at Rs282.9...
Business Briefcase: Chamber announces breakfast for veterans
ORWIGSBURG — The Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce has announced a breakfast for veterans is set for 8:30 to 10 a.m. Nov. 7 at Orwigsburg Veterans Memorial Hall, 300 Grove St. The breakfast is free for veterans and transporters of those in need of...
Pension savings 'boost' could 'improve financial security' for millions of Britons
Britain's pension system could be improved by bringing more workers, including the self-employed, into private savings schemes which would improve "financial security in the UK", The country's retirement system maintained its B rating in the...
BP Deal in Jeopardy as Seoul Reassesses Offshore Gas Investment
The West Capella, operated by Norway-based Seadrill Ltd., anchors about 40 kilometers off the eastern port city of Pohang on Dec. 18, 2024, for its first drilling operation as part of South Korea’s gas and oil exploration project in the East Sea,...
Top European bank provides 40 million euros financing for implementation of energy efficiency solutions in households of Moldova
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has launched the residential green financing programme in Moldova, worth 40 million euros, which aims to help families modernize their homes, reduce energy invoices and carbon emissions....
10 (More) Years of Shudder: What’s Next for the Scariest Brand in the Indie Film Business?
Sam Zimmerman is known for his impeccable and calculating taste. But as Shudder‘s senior vice president of programming and acquisitions, the 37-year-old horror movie devotee still takes care to hunt from the heart. An authentic genre film buff —...
Business News | India-EFTA Trade Pact to Boost USD 100 Billion Worth of Investments, Create 1 Million Jobs
New Delhi [India], October 11 (ANI): India's trade landscape marked a historic milestone as the India-European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA), signed on March 10, 2024, officially came into effect on...
FTAs show India a preferred destination for investment, trade: Goyal
India’s free trade agreements with developed nations show that it is the preferred destination for trade and investments, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said Thursday. He said India has signed trade agreements with Australia, the...
Norwegian Nobel Institute to investigate possible leaks over peace prize
Agence France-Presse . Oslo, Norway 11 October, 2025, 13:03 Representational image. The Norwegian Nobel Institute will investigate whether leaks preceded Friday’s award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado...
Mobai wins Norwegian Research Council grant for user-controlled shareable biometrics
Facial biometrics company Mobai has won a 12.3 million Norwegian kroner (US$1.2 million) grant from the Research Council of Norway (Norges forskningsråd) to research new methods for secure credential binding in digital wallets. The project is...
IPO boom and AI power reveal India’s rising economic clout
India’s capital markets are enjoying another stellar year, with stockmarket listings surging against the backdrop of a fast-growing economy increasingly led by artificial intelligence. In the year to October 15, $16.2bn was raised in IPOs, ranking...
Norwegian Cruise Line Infuriates Guests After Cutting Shore Time By 40% A Day Before Sailing
Have you ever heard of repositioning cruises? The main difference between these and standard cruises is that the embarkation port is different from the disembarkation port, while in most cruise sailings, these tend to be the same. Cruise lines...
How EU is strengthening steel market protection and what Ukraine should do
On 7 October, the European Commission officially released a draft of a new regulation, COM(2025)726 (Proposal for a regulation of the European parliament and if the Council addressing the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on...
Israeli army arrests 35 Palestinians across occupied West Bank, demolishes home
Israeli army forces detained 35 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank since last night, according to a rights group. The Palestinian Prisoner Society said in a statement that the army launched a mass arrest campaign across the West Bank,...
How Norway’s 2026 budget could save (or cost) families money
Families with young children could make significant savings on their monthly costs under the proposed 2026 budget, but there may also be some added expenses. In the draft 2026 budget, which was presented on Wednesday, Norway’s government is...
Currency Rates in Pakistan Today – Open Market Dollar, Euro, Pound, Dirham Update – 11 Oct 2025
KARACHI – The exchange rates of major foreign currencies against Pakistani rupee remains largely stable, with slight variations observed across the board. In open market, US dollar remains at Rs282.70 for buying and Rs282.80 for selling,...