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Norwegian Cruise Line takes home five NTIA nominations
Norwegian Cruise Line is celebrating its highest ever number of NTIA nominations, with five honours across three categories: Most Popular Ocean Cruise Operators, Most Outstanding Sales Executive – Cruise, and Most Popular Reservations/Groups Team....
Market exchange rates in China -- July 1
BEIJING, July 1 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System: Currency Unit Central parity rate in...

Currency Rates in Pakistan Open Market Dollar Rate of Dollar, Pound, Riyal – 1 July 2025
Pakistani Rupee remains under pressure as PKR depreciates slighlty against major foreign currencies in open market. On July 1, 2025, US Dollar is being bought at Rs285.25 and sold at Rs286.25, amid demand for the greenback amid economic...

Currency Exchange Rates in Pakistan Today – 1 July 2025
KARACHI – Pakistani rupee has recorded slight changes against various foreign currencies in open market as the buying and selling prices of Euro, Saudi Riyal and UK Pound witnessed slight changes. On July 1, US Dollar’s buying rate stood at...

PM Oli addresses FFD4 Plenary, calls for justice and fairness in global economic and financial system
KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has called for justice and fairness in the global economic and financial system. The PM, who is currently on an official visit to Spain to attend the United Nations (UN)’s ‘Fourth International Conference on...

Why this Cyber Attack on a Norwegian Dam should have you Paying Attention
Grant Geyer, Chief Strategy Officer at Claroty GUEST OPINION: “This wasn’t a super sophisticated cyber attack; it was someone logging into a control system with too little security and opening a dam valve all the way. While the impact was...

Bergen: The pride of Norway's west coast
(After my digressive rant about summertime air travel, I’m returning to writing about the Norway trip that my wife, Mary Pat Treuthart, and I took in May.) And so, after our seven-hour train trek, we arrived in Bergen. Wednesday, May 7, 8:42 a.m....

Norway fund drops firms over Israeli arms deals linked to war on Gaza
KLP has divested from US-based Oshkosh Corporation and Germany’s ThyssenKrupp over their continued supply of military equipment to Israeli forces. Norway’s largest pension fund, KLP, announced that it has divested from US-based Oshkosh Corporation...

Norwegian fish farm doubles floating solar after first plant cuts diesel by 90%
Norwegian salmon and trout producer Emilsen Fisk ordered a second floating solar power plant after the first system, installed just a couple of weeks ago, exceeded expectations by reducing diesel use by 90 percent. The innovative solar solution,...

Norwegian lotto mistakenly told thousands they were filthy rich after math error
Thousands of Norwegians mistakenly thought they'd won life-changing sums in last week's Eurojackpot after a manual coding slip at state-owned operator Norsk Tipping. Eurojackpot, a pan-European lottery launched in 2012, holds two draws per week,...

Norway Set to Sever Trade Economic Ties With Russia – Russian Ambassador
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Norway has set a course to sever trade and economic ties with Russia, Norwegian business has suffered due to the sanctions imposed on Russia, but there are those who are interested in restoring ties, Russian Ambassador to Oslo...

Norway’s Amon Maritime unveils ammonia-powered bulk carrier venture
Norway’s Amon Maritime has set up a new company to order ammonia-fuelled bulk carriers backed by a state grant. Named Amon Bulk, the new venture will develop two vessel types — a capesize and a kamsarmax — using a NOK253m ($25m) award from energy...

Global Finance and Trade 2: Central Bank Moves and Geopolitical Risk
Michael Ashley Schulman, CFA, Chief Investment Officer of Running Point Capital Advisors, offers expert insight into current global financial dynamics. Schulman offers timely insights into macroeconomic trends, US fiscal policy, and the global...
Thousands of Norwegians told that they had won millions in major lottery error
A NORWEGIAN LOTTERY has apologised to 47,000 crestfallen gamblers who were mistakenly told they had won huge sums in a lottery – which the firm has blamed on a currency conversion error. State-owned gambling group Norsk Tipping said they had...
EFTA countries sign trade agreement with Malaysia in Norway
OSLO, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Norway and other European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries signed a new economic partnership agreement with Malaysia during the EFTA ministerial meeting held last week in Tromso, northern Norway. This marked a...
Non-Dom Businesswoman Voices Anger, Plans Exit As UK Rules Change
We talk to a businesswoman, TV personality, academic and author about her annoyance, and frustrations, about the changes to the non-domicile system, and what she thinks needs to be done instead to attract tax revenue and business to the UK. There...

Norwegian floating solar system launched at Chilean salmon farm
Photo: Marius Beck Dahle. Image courtesy Alotta Norwegian floating solar developer Alotta has announced the launch of a floating solar power system at a salmon farm in Chile. The project was installed at seafood company Mowi’s salmon farming site...

Norway: Thousands mistakenly told they’d won large sums
By Jack Guy and Henrik Pettersson, CNN (CNN) — Norway’s national lottery has apologized after thousands of players were mistakenly told that they had won large sums in the Eurojackpot draw due to a coding error. Norsk Tipping receives the prize...

Norway Set to Sever Trade Economic Ties With Russia - Russian Ambassador
https://sputnikglobe.com/20250630/norway-set-to-sever-trade-economic-ties-with-russia---russian-ambassador-1122364825.html Norway Set to Sever Trade Economic Ties With Russia - Russian Ambassador Norway Set to Sever Trade Economic Ties With Russia...
Norwegian lottery mistakenly reports many large winnings
The Norwegian gambling company Norsk Tipping apologized to thousands of users over the weekend after erroneously reporting large winning sums to players during the Friday night Eurojackpot drawing. The wrong amounts were corrected by early...