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Scandinavia and all that jazz

29/05/2009 :: There will be no fewer than fifteen top-class musicians from Norway and Sweden at this year’s Standard Bank Jazz Festival in Grahamstown 2nd to 11th July 2009. Norwegian singer Guro Gravem Johansen kicks of the festival together with South ... + More

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Call on Norway to step up fight against tax havens

18/06/2009 :: Illicit financial flows hamper development in poor countries. A government-appointed commission proposes a number of measures to reduce the adverse effects of tax havens.
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Society & Policy

Elections to the Storting and the Sami Assembly 14 September 2009

02/07/2009 :: In 2009 there will be elections to the Storting and the Sami Assembly in Norway. Election Day is 14 September. Electors who are living abroad may give their vote in advance to a Norwegian Foreign Service mission. Voting in advance abroad commences on 1 July. Final date for receiving advance ballots is Friday 4th September. + More

Society & Policy

Allocation of NOK 200 million to poor countries affected by the financial crisis

02/06/2009 :: The Norwegian Government proposes an additional allocation for countries that are least equipped to meet the financial crisis. + More

Development Co-operation

Norway increases aid to Zimbabwe

25/05/2009 :: Norway is increasing its aid to Zimbabwe by NOK 58 million. The money will be used to help the people of Zimbabwe and support the new Government of National Unity. Due to the years of misrule, embezzlement and hyperinflation, the Norwegian money will not be channelled through the Zimbabwean Government’s financial system. The funds will instead be channelled through NGOs, the UN and the World Bank. + More

Picture of the day Lyngør, Aust-Agder (Photo: Niels Jørgensen/ IN)

Lyngør, Aust-Agder (Photo: Niels Jørgensen/ IN)

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