The general practitioner in Norway is expected to ensure equity and effectiveness through fair rationing. At the same time, due to recent reforms of the Norwegian health care sector, both the role of economic incentives and patient autonomy have been strengthened. Studies indicate that modern general practitioners, both in Norway...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve set new currency swap lines worth $30 billion with central banks in Scandinavia and Australia on Wednesday to boost short-term U.S. dollar liquidity and help drive down interbank lending rates.European money markets rates eased on Wednesday after the Fed's move, but analysts questioned if...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Regulatory News: Anders Onarheim, Head of the Securities/Investment Banking business area and Managing Director of Carnegie ASA (STO:CAR) in Norway, has asked to step down from his position as business area manager and member of Carnegie's group management. CEO Mikael Ericson will temporarily take over...
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-29 September 2008-Norwegian Property ASA sells Oslo property to UBS Real Estate for NOK773mC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Norwegian property investor Norwegian Property ASA (OSE:NPRO) said on Monday (29 September) that it has agreed to sell the Grev Wedels plass 9 property in Oslo, Norway, to...
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-29 September 2008-TeleComputing ASA receives new IT outsourcing contract from KAEFER GroupC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Norwegian IT services company TeleComputing ASA (OSE:TCO) said on Monday (29 September) that it has secured new five-year IT outsourcing contracts from the German-based international insulation technology company KAEFER Group....
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-29 September 2008-B&B TOOLS AB acquires Norwegian industrial reseller Fag-Verktoy ASC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Swedish industrial supplier B&B TOOLS AB (OMX Stockholm:BBTO B) said on Friday (26 September) that it has acquired the Norwegian industrial reseller Fag-Verktoy AS. Fag-Verktoy, based in Grimstad, Norway,...
Theatre Cafe Festival Joel Pommerat's This Child and Igor Bauersima's Norway.Today are the highlights of Southwark Playhouse's Theatre Cafe Festival. The former is an exploration of feelings that bind children and parents together; the latter features two girls who make a suicide pact. Southwark...
Cole Moreton asks what the new, improved Tories have to offer this time round The Conservatives are confident again under David Cameron, but, really, why should the rest of us care? The biggest force at the next election will be all those people who are totally...
Free tuition for beginners, improved lifts, extra flights to the Alps and ever-more-indulgent accommodation: there's plenty to celebrate in the coming winter, writes Cathy Packe IM NEW TO SKIING WILL I LIKE IT? The best way to find out is to try....
Sir: It was refreshing to read Adam Nicolson's review of Philip Hoare's book Leviathan (Books, 20 September). Of course, the whale is no more gentle or mysterious than any other large animal. The minke whale (which you'll find attractively packaged in any Norwegian supermarket) is no more intelligent -- but...
NEWCASTLE Falcons played a special game of touch rugby to launch a community partnership. Falcons star David Wilson, along with team-mate and England international Jamie Noon, took part in the match next to the river at the Port of Tyne. It was part of the launch...
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-26 September 2008-Norske Skog and Choren Industries GmbH sign collaboration agreement within biofuelC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Norwegian newsprint and magazine paper manufacturer Norske Skog (OSE:NSG) said on Friday (26 September) that its biofuel subsidiary, Xynergo, has signed a collaboration agreement with the German gasification technology...
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-26 September 2008-AGR Group ASA to build and deploy drilling system for Chevron USA IncC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Norwegian oil industry technology and services provider AGR Group ASA (OSE:AGR) announced on Friday (26 September) that its subsidiary, AGR Subsea Inc, has received preliminary contract to...
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-26 September 2008-Vizrt Ltd wins USD1m order from Norwegian digital signage developer CatchTheEyeC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Norwegian broadcast graphics company Vizrt Ltd (OSE:VIZ) said on Friday (26 September) that it has received a USD1m order from the Norwegian in-store advertising systems developer CatchTheEye. ...
Stolt-Nielsen S.A. (Oslo Børs: SNI)announced today that a conference call to discuss the Company'sresults for the third quarter of 2008 will be held on Thursday,October 2, 2008 at 4:00pm CET (10:00am ET, 3:00pm GMT). The conference call will be hosted by: - ...
BLACKBURN'S Andre Ooijer, Liverpool's Ryan Babel and Dirk Kuyt and Arsenal's Robin van Persie are in Holland's provisional squad for next month's World Cup qualifiers against Iceland and Norway...
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-25 September 2008-Norsk Hydro ASA and Vale to build new alumina refinery in BrazilC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Norwegian aluminium group Norsk Hydro ASA (OSE:NHY) announced on Thursday (25 September) that it will join with the Brazilian metals and mining company Vale to build a new...
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-25 September 2008-ErgoGroup supplies mobile terminals to Securitas ABC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Norwegian IT company ErgoGroup, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Norwegian postal services provider Norway Post, said on Thursday (25 September) that it has received a five-year contract from the Swedish security services group...
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-25 September 2008-Norwegian shipping company Wilson ASA acquires container vessel from Arno Shipping LtdC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Norwegian shipping company Wilson ASA (OSE:WILS) said on Wednesday (24 September) that it has agreed to acquire the 1997-built container vessel Doris from Arno Shipping Ltd. ...
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-25 September 2008-Vizrt Ltd creates multimedia newsroom for The Globe and MailC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Norwegian broadcast graphics company Vizrt Ltd (OSE:VIZ) said on Wednesday (25 September) that its subsidiary Escenic has, together with CCI Europe, received a contract to create a multimedia newsroom for...