Norway

Norway (Bokmål: Norge; Nynorsk: Noreg; Northern Sami: Norga; Pite Sami: Vuodna; Lule Sami: Vuodna; Southern Sami: Nöörje), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe whose mainland territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a total area of 385,207 square kilometres (148,729 sq mi) and a …

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The Equality Trust · 22 July 2024 English

"The Spirit Level at 15: The Enduring Impact of Inequality" revisits the influential work "The Spirit Level" fifteen years after its initial publication. It underscores the persistent and growing impact …

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World Bank Group · 18 July 2024 English

Financial sector reforms are part of the strategies that countries follow to exit from fragility, but the content and focus of these reforms and the priority they are given relative …

kindly supported by: Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. The views expressed


World Bank Group · 18 July 2024 English

EAPGIL’s mission is to generate evidence on what works—and does not—to promote gender equality in East Asia and Pacific and to translate evidence into better policies and programs. EAPGIL adopts …

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UNDP: United Nations Development Programme · 17 July 2024 English

The 2nd Global Progress Report on SDG16 Indicators represents a unique and pivotal UN inter-agency effort toward supporting the realization of the 2030 Agenda. This report reveals critical trends that, …

to financial contributions from the Kingdom of Norway. Contact: UNODC (unodc-dass@un.org) OHCHR (OH


World Bank Group · 17 July 2024 English

This publication provides an overview of off-site construction as part of the broader family of modern methods of construction, its advantages and shortcomings, and its application in the construction of …

housing in total new housing in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway is 45 percent, while in China it accounts for


World Bank Group · 17 July 2024 English

This paper explores the potential correlations between financial development and state fragility, using a sample of 137 countries observed over the period from 1998–2019. The countries are grouped into clusters …

supported by : Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. The views expressed in


World Bank Group · 17 July 2024 English

This paper describes power sector modeling methodologies for the World Bank's macrostructural model - MFMod. Macrostructural models generally do not model sectors, such as the power sector, in detail, limiting …

Demand: A CGE Decomposition for Norway. Discussion Papers 426. Statistics Norway, Research Department. IRENA


World Bank Group · 16 July 2024 English

In light of the emerging mega-trends and intricate challenges facing the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region, this note presents a review of how neglecting to have a continued focus …

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IMF: International Monetary Fund · 16 July 2024 English

The Canadian economy appears to have achieved a soft landing: inflation has come down almost to target, while a recession has been avoided, with GDP growth cushioned by surging immigration …

impact of immigration on labor productivity in Norway, for the period Q1:2009–Q2:2014, attributed to


World Bank Group · 16 July 2024 English

Financial sector reforms are part of the strategies that countries follow to exit from fragility, but the content and focus of these reforms and the priority they are given relative …

kindly supported by: Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. The views expressed


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