AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoTrade: Norway and its EFTA partners signed a free-trade agreement with Vietnam, opening a route to tariff-free access for about half of Norwegian exports when the pact takes effect and more than 98% within seven years. Research Funding: Norway’s next EU research programme could cost over NOK44 billion for 2028–34. The research minister says participation matters, but not at any cost if it forces damaging cuts at home. AI Infrastructure: Nscale’s Norwegian data centre is six months behind schedule, with 6.4 megawatts of its planned 30 megawatts operating. Microsoft has pulled out of Nscale’s UK project but remains committed to its Norway venture. Wealth Fund Rules: A government-appointed commission has urged Norway’s sovereign wealth fund to invest in major defence companies, potentially including nuclear-weapons makers, as proposed ethics-rule changes fuel concern about weakening human-rights safeguards.
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