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Nowhere to run for bank robber in Arctic Svalbard

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at 08:00
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There were few ways to escape for the man who robbed the bank in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Friday. He threatened with

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Business Business (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Swedish authorities OK Nordea bank’s HQ move from Stockholm to Helsinki

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 11:56 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 11:58
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Regulators in Sweden have given Nordic banking giant Nordea the green light to relocate the bank’s headquarters from Stockholm to

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A picture taken on April 16, 2015 shows a general view of the port of Sabetta in the Kara Sea shore line on the Yamal Peninsula in the Arctic circle, some 2450 km of Moscow. The Yamal LNG (liquefied natural gas) project aiming to extract and liquefy gas from the Yuzhno-Tambeyskoye gas field is scheduled to start production in 2017. Russia's Novatek holds a 60 percent stake in the venture. France's Total and China's CNPC hold 20 percent each. (Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images)
Business Business (Russia) General Russia 

Chinese mega-deals in Yamal LNG

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, May 2, 2016 at 13:13
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Novatek lands historic $12 billion credit deals with Chinese banks. Project operator Novatek in March made clear that «several big

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Business Business (Finland) Finland General 

Finland: Nordea forecasts continued slow growth

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 19:06
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Banking group Nordea released its Economic Outlook on Wednesday, forecasting continued slow growth worldwide. The bank sees poor growth and

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Business Business (Finland) Finland General 

Finland: Does Nordea’s divesting of coal shares signal shift in Nordic market?

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 15:58 — Last Updated: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 17:46
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One of the Nordic region’s biggest banks is pulling out of investments in coal. Though the sums involved are tiny

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Russian-owned summer cottages in southeastern Finland. (Yle)
Business Russia 

Russians selling off their Finnish summer cottages says agent

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at 04:18
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A slump in the economy of Finland’s eastern neighbour has sparked a sell-off of Russian-owned property in Finland, according to

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(YLE Etelä-Karjala)
Business Russia 

Finnish firms relying on Russian business face bankruptcy threat

Yle News
Posted: Friday, March 28, 2014 at 11:57
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For over a year now, the plummeting rouble exchange rate has meant financial difficulties for many Finnish companies. Firms that

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Nordea logo on an office facade in Helsinki, Finland. Nordea has more than 1,400 branches and is present in 19 countries around the world, operating mainly in northern Europe. (iStock)
Business Finland 

Nordea: Finland’s economy will hardly grow at all this year

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at 11:28
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The bank says Finland’s weak outlook should be a sign to the government that the economy cannot withstand further tax

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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