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Norway Wealth Fund Excludes Six Israeli Companies Linked to West Bank, Gaza
Algemeiner Journal
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August 18, 2025
Norway‘s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, will exclude another six Israeli companies with connections to the West Bank and Gaza from its portfolio following an ethics review, it said on Monday. The $2 trillion wealth fund did not name...
Norway wealth fund excludes six Israeli companies linked to West Bank, Gaza bombardments
Gulf Today
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August 18, 2025
Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, said on Monday it had decided to exclude another six companies with connections to the West Bank and Gaza from its portfolio, following an ethics review of its Israeli investments. The $2...
Norway’s wealth fund excludes 6 more Israeli companies linked to West Bank, Gaza
The Times of Israel
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August 18, 2025
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, will exclude another six Israeli companies with connections to the West Bank and Gaza from its portfolio following an ethics review, it said on Monday. The $2 trillion wealth fund did not name...
Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund excludes six companies linked to Israel
Yemen News Agency SABA
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Oslo – Saba: Norway’s largest sovereign wealth fund announced on Monday that it has excluded six companies connected to the West Bank and Gaza Strip from its investment portfolio, following an urgent review of its investments in Israel. The fund,...
Norway’s First Scandic Go Launches in Oslo
Hospitality Net
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August 18, 2025
Scandic Go Oslo — Photo by Scandic Scandic Hotels will launch Scandic Go in Norway by converting the existing Scandic Grensen hotel in Oslo into the country's first Scandic Go hotel. By rebranding the centrally located 96-room hotel, Scandic will...
Norway Plans To Inject Almost $23 Billion In Oil, Gas Operations In 2026
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- Investor Brand Network) Statistics Norway, the statistics body of the country, has revealed that there is an increase in its estimates for the country's expenditure in the oil and gas industry next year. The revised estimates indicate...
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Chooses Quvia’s Dynamic Bandwidth Switch
Cruise Industry News
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Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings is taking advantage of Quvia’s Dynamic Bandwidth Switch, the tech company announced in a press release. Part of the Network Capacity Controller (NCC) software, the service allows the company to optimize bandwidth use...
Norway's wealth fund divests from six additional Israeli companies
Al Mayadeen
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August 18, 2025
Norway’s Wealth Fund accelerates divestment from Israeli companies tied to war crimes in Gaza and West Bank, cutting $400 million in holdings. Norway’s $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), announced on...
Significant Economic Events From Past Week
European Business Magazine
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August 18, 2025
Europe – Trade Relief and Economic Divergence European equities ended the week higher as easing trade tensions and optimism around potential U.S. interest rate cuts buoyed investor confidence. The pan-European STOXX 600 gained 1.18%, supported by...
Bluefront Equity closes second blue economy impact fund with USD 100 million in investments
SeafoodSource
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Oslo, Norway-based seafood sustainability-focused impact investment firm Bluefront Equity has closed its second impact fund, Bluefront Capital II, with USD 100 million (EUR 85.8 million) in investments from such firms as the European Investment...
Climate Activists Blockade Norway’s Largest Oil Refinery
The European Conservative
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August 18, 2025
A large-scale demonstration led by the extremist left-wing Extinction Rebellion (XR Norge) disrupted operations at the Norwegian Mongstad oil refinery on Monday morning, August 18th, with protesters blocking several roads and staging actions both...
Son of Norway princess charged with four counts of rape
The Journal
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August 18, 2025
THE SON OF Norway’s crown princess has been charged with 32 offences including four rapes and assault, a Norwegian prosecutor has said. Marius Borg Hoiby, who was born as a result of a relationship before Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s marriage to...
India Emerging As World's Most Sought-After Consumer Market, Investment Hub: Piyush Goyal
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Mumbai, Aug 18 (IANS) India is on course to emerge as the world's most sought-after consumer market and a top investment destination, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday.Addressing the second 'Lokmat Global...
Ashanti Region: MFWA educates media on illicit financial flows guide to improve reporting
Ghana News Agency
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August 18, 2025
By Florence Afriyie Mensah Kumasi, Aug 18, GNA – The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has organized a-day’s sensitization workshop for journalists in Ashanti Region on the Guide for Journalists on Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs), Progressive...
Jerusalem freezes Greek Patriarchate’s finances in latest squeeze on Holy Land Christians
Religion News Service
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August 18, 2025
(RNS) — The city of Jerusalem earlier this month froze the bank accounts of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the church body that represents around half of all Palestinian Christians and is a major landholder in Israel. According to...
Response Plus Medical, Austability Sign Non-Financial Mou
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Response Plus Medical Services LLC (RPM), a subsidiary of Response Plus Holding PJSC – the largest pre-hospital care and emergency medical services provider in the region, has signed a strategic partner non-financial...
Norway’s sovereign fund expands Israeli divestments amid Gaza war scrutiny
CTech
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August 18, 2025
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest with assets of $2 trillion, announced Monday that it will divest from six additional companies linked to the West Bank and Gaza, following a review of its Israeli investments. The fund, managed...
Norwegian fund disinvests from six more Israeli stocks
Globes
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August 18, 2025
The Norwegian sovereign wealth fund has announced its decision to disinvest from six more Israeli stocks due to their activities in the territories over the green line. As of June 2025, the fund held stakes in 61 Israeli companies. Last week the...
Son of Norway’s crown princess charged with four counts of rape
The Guardian
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August 18, 2025
Marius Borg Høiby, the son of the Norwegian crown princess, has been charged with 32 offences including four counts of rape, a prosecutor has said. Høiby, whose mother is the crown princess, Mette-Marit, and whose stepfather is the crown prince,...
Norway wealth fund excludes six companies linked to Gaza
RTE Ireland
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August 18, 2025
Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, said today it had decided to exclude six companies with connections to the West Bank and Gaza from its portfolio, following an ethics review of its Israeli investments. The $2 trillion wealth...