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....

Netherlands allocates €25m to support Ukraine's energy sector

Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel has announced the allocation of funds to support Ukraine's energy system. Van Weel, who is visiting Kyiv, stated on X that €25 million will be provided for equipment, emergency repairs and gas purchases for...

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 —...

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...

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 Committee awards Peace Prize to Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado

The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to Venezuela's opposition leader and democracy activist Maria Corina Machado, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said. Machado was honoured "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of...

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 state fund invests $20 million in India's IPO-bound SAEL

The funds will be invested in clean energy projects the Indian company has won through bidding.Norwegian state-owned fund Norfund has pumped $20 million into SAEL Industries Ltd, taking its total investment to $130 million ahead of the renewable...

Shell reaches production milestone with new FPSO in the UK

Shell has produced four million barrels of oil equivalent from a new floating production, storage and offloading vessel operating in the UK East of Shetlands that came on stream earlier this year. The milestone has been achieved at the Penguins...

Dollar and Other Currency Rates in Pakistan Today – October 15, 2025

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has published the latest mark-to-market (M2M) currency rates for major international currencies against the Pakistani Rupee (PKR) on October 15, 2025. These rates, essential for authorized foreign exchange dealers...

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,...

Norway Savings Bank contributes $1,000 to Benefit Equality Community Center event on Oct. 17

PORTLAND — Norway Savings Bank has donated $1,000 to the Equality Community Center in support of the organization’s Rainbow Affair on Friday, Oct. 17 at Thompson’s Point in Portland. The event is raising funds to support next summer’s opening of...

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...

Crypto Miner Bitdeer Surges 30% as Company Pushes Deeper Into AI and Data Center Expansion

Bitcoin BTC$111,280.35 mining firm Bitdeer Technologies (BTDR) jumped as much as 30% on Wednesday after announcing new steps to fast-track its expansion into high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The...

Final Associated Press high school football state rankings for 2025 season

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The final 2025 Associated Press high school football rankings for the state of Michigan have been released. Check out the Top 10 rankings for each of the eight 11-player football divisions and two 8-player football...

Norwegian state fund invests $20 mn in IPO-bound SAEL

Credit: Pixabay Norwegian state-owned fund Norfund has pumped $20 million into India's SAEL Industries Ltd, taking its total investment to $130 million ahead of the renewable energy firm's planned initial public offering, according to a document....

It’s now or never for EU-wide company status

The final months of 2025 will be the “tipping point” that determines whether the European Commission’s plans for a new EU-wide company status are a success, according to one of the policy’s most prominent advocates. The Commission will present its...

Norwegians worry about backlash as Trump misses out on Nobel Prize

President Donald Trump has frequently spoken about his efforts to end conflicts around the world. (Allison Robbert/For The Washington Post) As the Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado...

Carbon Tracker Roundtable for Norwegian Pension Funds on the “The Under-pricing of Climate Damages in the Financial System – How can we Align Pension Fund Investment Decisions with Climate Science?”

Climate change is no longer a distant threat— it’s a present and intensifying risk to the global financial system. During a roundtable convened by Carbon Tracker and CICERO held on 3 June 2025, experts, scientists, and financial stakeholders...