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Nordic Nigeria Connect plans business forum
Global government leaders, innovators and private sector executives are set to converge at the Nordic Nigeria Connect (NNC) 2025 fourth business forum in Nigeria to spotlight opportunities for collaboration across key sectors, from digital...
Norwegian Company Expands Business Outside Europe as Tokyo Gas Starts Using Its Digital Platform for Offshore Wind Farm Development
Tokyo Gas has begun utilising a digital platform for offshore wind project development provided by Vind AI. The Norwegian technology company says that with its platform, developers can complete business cases for offshore wind projects more than...
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...
Norwegian Armed Forces Tested Domestic FPV Drones
The Norwegian Armed Forces have launched their own drone program, under which they will spend 1.5 billion kroner (130 million euros) on testing domestic drones over the next 10 years. This is reported by NRK. The Norwegian Armed Forces have tested...
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...
Norway braces for repurcussions amid Trump's claim over Nobel Peace Prize
Norway is bracing for the repercussions of the Nobel Peace Prize announcement on Friday amid mounting pressure from Donald Trump and his administration to secure the award for the US president. US President Donald Trump has been vocal that he...
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...
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...
KCC sees positive outlook for fourth quarter as profit improves
Klaveness Combination Carriers’ earnings improved in the third quarter. The Oslo-listed owner reported Ebitda of $24m, compared with $18.1m in the second quarter. KCC chief executive Engebret Dahm said: “Following a relatively weak first half, the...
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...
Orkla India IPO Opens Today: Should You Apply? Check Subscription Status, GMP, Price, Reviews
Last Updated:October 29, 2025, 10:24 IST Orkla India has fixed a price band of Rs 695 to Rs 730 per share, aiming for a valuation of around Rs 10,000 crore at the upper end. Orkla India IPO to remain open for public subscription till Friday,...
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...
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....
Peruvian fishmeal producer TASA converts plant to natural gas in sustainability drive
Peruvian industrial fishing company and fish oil and fishmeal producer TASA has converted its fishmeal plant located in Chimbote on the coast of Northern Peru to run on natural gas instead of heavy fuels. TASA said the project will reduce...
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...
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...
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 —...
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....
Tampnet, Quvia Join Forces to Enhance AI-Driven Offshore Connectivity
Norwegian offshore connectivity services provider Tampnet has partnered with Quvia, an AI-powered Quality of Experience (QoE) platform, to enhance real-time network performance and reliability across offshore operations. The collaboration...