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Norway central bank chief no need to consider alternative lower rate path
OSLO | Tue May 21, 2013 8:40am EDT OSLO May 21 (Reuters) - There is no reason to consider the alternative lower rate path the Norwegian central bank previously published, the central bank governor told Reuters on Tuesday. "We have previously published a rate path and an alternative, lower rate path. Then things happened that have made us say that we are closer to the alternative, ...
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Sudarsan Pattnaik wins grand prize at Copenhagen
Internationally acclaimed Indian Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has won the grand prize at the prestigious Copenhagen International Sand sculpture festival in Denmark for his sculpture on ...
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Norway c.bank chief crisis outside Norway may last until 2015
OSLO | Tue May 21, 2013 7:38am EDT OSLO May 21 (Reuters) - Weak economic conditions outside Norway's borders could last until 2015 and Europe could emerge from its current economic crisis only after 2020, the governor of the Norwegian central bank said on Tuesday. "When it comes to our view of the international economic situation (it) may last until 2015. The eurozone is ...
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Date Night Pick from Mara’s Playlist From Denmark with Love
From Denmark with Love , a 007/Hamlet comedy mash-up, seems born out of one of those late-night conversations that veers into the delusional and nonsensical, where you find yourself riffing on improbable scenarios, that begin with questions like, "What would happen if …?"Local playwright John J. King’s show falls into that line of entertaining and meandering musings. It ...
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Norway Jo Benkow former President of the Norwegian Parliament has died leaving behind a memorable legacy
Jo Benkow is dead. – As president, he contributed to strengthening Parliament’s role and reputation. With his passing a man of honour in the public debate has been lost, ...
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Novo holding company buys Norwegian Xellia
COPENHAGEN | Tue May 21, 2013 5:16am EDT COPENHAGEN May 21 (Reuters) - Novo A/S, the holding company of Danish insulin producer Novo Nordisk, on Tuesday said it had acquired Norwegian-based Xellia Pharmaceuticals for about $700 million. The company has been bought from 3i and other shareholders, and Xellia will revert to Danish ownership with headquarters in Copenhagen, Novo A/S said in ...
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Qatar Norway Azerbaijan to each get about $500 mln of VTB shares -CEO
LONDON | Tue May 21, 2013 4:27am EDT LONDON May 21 (Reuters) - The sovereign wealth funds of Qatar, Norway and Azerbaijan will each get about $500 million of the new shares being issued by VTB, the Russian bank's chief executive Andrei Kostin said on Tuesday. The $500 million allocation is the "kind of ticket we are thinking of" Kostin told Reuters in London. The ...
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Confident Fischers case for Swedens defence
Newly settled at the heart of Sweden's defence, Nilla Fischer says life under Pia Sundhage is "intense" and, as she nears 100 caps, she predicts the hosts will win all three group ...
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Indian sand artist wins Danish grand prize
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has won the Danish 'grand prize' at the 2nd Copenhagen International Sand sculpture festival 2013 for his 15-foot coloured sand sculpture created on the "Go green, Save Earth" theme. Pattnaik got the award Monday at the prestigious festival being held in Denmark's capital city for his maiden coloured sand ...
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Ethiopia Sweden Wants to Reinforce Relation With Ethiopia
Sweden seeks partnership with Ethiopia to build its relation with Africa on a new foundation, Swedish Ministers said on Monday. The remark came up while Sweden's Minister of Finance Anders Borg and Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson held discussion with Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn in Addis Ababa. The Ministers said the economic growth of Africa and ...
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Denmark's Russian relationship
Danish relations with Russia have existed for several centuries, with the first recorded diplomatic relations dating from 1493, when King Hans and Ivan III signed a treaty aimed at planning an offensive against Sweden and Lithuania. Since then the relations between the two countries have grown closer, frayed, become tense, reconciled and stagnated at different points throughout the history of their respective political development.
Denmark and Russia have always been economically and politically important to one another though. Denmark, since the end of the Cold War, has acted as a bridge between the east and west, and during much of the tumultuous politics of the post-war and Cold War period, remained largely neutral in many affairs concerning Russia. In 1939 the country refused to support measures to expel Russia from the then-League of Nations, and resisted attempts by Nordic countries to set up a defense alliance for the region. Read more
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