Business and investment in Turkey

Statkraft and Global Investment Holdings, a Turkish diversified holding company, have signed an agreement to transfer hydropower projects to Statkraft. Under the agreement Statkraft acquires Yesil Enerji, a company with controlling interests in seven hydropower projects in Turkey. The potential of the project portfolio is an annual generation capacity of more than 2 TWh. The agreement is Statkr... Read more

www.fisheries.no contains information about a wide range of topics from the Norwegian fishing industry. The Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs launched the English language site on 9 May 2006. Read more

Innovation Norway is Norway's Trade Office abroad, and the Istanbul office work closely together with The Norwegian Embassy in Ankara. Read more

Old and scruffy maps are replaced with electronic chart services. Electronic navigational chart systems have proved to be safer and more precise. Read more

Norwegian ship design is challenging established shipping concepts. Innovative designers have developed a new bow shape that makes vessels safer, as well as reducing their impact on the environment. Read more

Transparency and trust are driving forces behind the management of Norway’s revenues from the energy sector. The Government Pension Fund has been a forerunner for other Sovereign wealth fund (SWF). Read more

The Norwegian Government Pension Fund receives growing international attention (Bloomberg News) http://www.norges-bank.no/Pages/Article____41137.aspx Read more

The gas installation Ormen Lange, located in harsh conditions in the Norwegian Sea, is in spite of extreme circumstances safely delivering gas extracted from a depth of 3 000 metres through the world’s longest sub sea pipeline to British house holds. Read more

"Norway aims at becoming carbon neutral by 2050 by significantly reducing its own greenhouse gas emissions and offsetting the remaining through the purchase of emission reductions word-wide. We have also decided  to over-fulfil our commitments for emission cuts under the Kyoto Protocol by 10 per cent, corresponding to 5 million tons of CO2-equivalents annually in the period 2008-2012." &nb... Read more

 Bilateral trade statistics indicate a drop in Norwegian exports for 2007, while imports surge back from a decline in 2006. Read more

During the period 2006-2010, the Norwegian government will give NOK 250 million (EUR 31,3 million) more to aid poor nations avoid internal struggles over oil. "Oil for Development" was launched in 2005 and aims to help developing nations better manage their oil resources. Read more