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Invest in Norway
Why investing in Norway and what Invest in Norway can do for you.
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About NorwayOfficial name Kingdom of Norway
System of government Constitutional monarchy Parliamentary democracy
Population 4 985 870 inhabitants as of 1 January 2012 Religion Protestant Christianity
Currency Norwegian kroner, NOK 1 EUR = NOK 7.68 as of January 2012 1 USD = NOK 5.95 as of January 2012
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Why Norway?
• Rich in resources• Wealthy• Great place to live• Easy to do business• Competitive• Some world-class
industries
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Rich in resources
• Oil and gas
• Hydropower
• Water
• Forest
• Fish
• Human resources
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Norway is wealthyLuxembourg 274
Norway 189
Switzerland 151
United States 148
Netherlands 131
Austria 129
Ireland 127
Sweden 126
Denmark 125
Germany 120
Belgium 118
Finland 116
EU (15 countries) 110
Iceland 110
Euro area (17 countries) 108
United Kingdom 108
France 107
Japan 105
Italy 101
EU (27 countries) 100Eurostat
GDP pr. capita in PPS
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The world’s biggest state owned investment fundThe Government Pension Fund of Norway
Value in november 2012:
•3.723 bill. NOK
•App. 510 bill. Euro/App. 653 bill. USD
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Still positive economic trends in Norway Forecasts
2012 2013 2014 2015Consumption in households etc.
3,6 4,7 4,6 4,5
General government consumption
1,9 2 2,6 2,7
Gross fixed investment 8 5,8 3,1 2,9
Gross domestic product
3,5 2,2 2,4 2,8
Unemployment rate (level)3 3,1 3,3 3,2 3,1
Wages per standard man-year
4,2 3,7 4,1 4,5
Consumer price index (CPI)
0,9 1,6 2,1 2,5
Housing prices5 7 7,2 7,7 8
Household real income 5 4,5 4 2,8
Household saving ratio (level)
9,3 9,4 8,7 7,2
Money market rate (level)
2,3 2,3 3,1 4
Lending rate, credit loans(level)6 3,8 3,5 3,9 4,7
NOK per euro (level) 7,5 7,3 7,3 7,4
Crude oil price NOK (level)8 651 563 557 574
SSB
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Great place to liveUNDP Human Development Index 2011
1 Norway2 Australia3 Netherlands4 United States5 New Zealand6 Canada7 Ireland8 Liechtenstein 9 Germany10 Sweden
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Easy to do business TABLE 1.1 Rankings on the ease of doing business1 Singapore 2 Hong Kong SAR,3 New Zealand4 United States5 Denmark6 Norway 7 United Kingdom8 Korea, Rep. 9 Georgia10 Australia11 Finland 12 Malaysia13 Sweden14 Iceland
World Bank and IFC
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Competitive economy
IMD Business School
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Competitive values and structures in work-life• Flat structures, little
hierarchy
• Quick and informal communication
• Easy to cooperate
• Trust among people
• Empowered employees
• Balance of work-and private life
• Gender equality
• Risk willingness• - means high productivity, team-
spirit, a possibility to combine family and work and ultimately; good results
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Good reputation
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Industries• Global knowledge hubs in Norway:
• Oil and gas (Offshore)
• Maritime
• Marin (seafood)
• Other important or emerging industries:
• Renewable Energy
• Light-weight materials
• Process industry
• Medtech
• Cleantech
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NCE Subsea
NCE Maritime
NCE Instrumentation
NCE Micro- and Nanotechnology
NCE Raufoss
NCE Oslo Cancer Cluster
NCE Systems Engineering Kongsberg
NCE Aquaculture
NCE Culinology
NCE NODE
NCE Energy and Emissions Trading
NCE Tourism Fjord Norway
Norwegian Centers of Expertise
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Arena BeredskapArena Beredskap
Innovative OpplevelserInnovative Opplevelser
Arena FritidsbåtArena Fritidsbåt
akvARENAakvARENA
Arena MagicaArena Magica
MediArenaMediArena
Windcluster Mid-NorwayWindcluster Mid-Norway
Arena NOWArena NOW
Arena EydeArena Eyde
Oslo MedtechOslo Medtech
Other clusters financed by Innovation Norway; Arena clusters 2012
Arena Helse i Valdres Arena Helse i Valdres Arena Frukt og bærArena Frukt og bær
Arena UsusArena Usus
Arena HelseinnovasjonArena Helseinnovasjon
Lønnsomme vinteropplevelserLønnsomme vinteropplevelser
Arena Ocean of OpportunitiesArena Ocean of Opportunities
Maritime CleanTech WestMaritime CleanTech West
VannklyngenVannklyngen
Nye Arena-prosjekter 2012Nye Arena-prosjekter 2012 Arena BioTech NorthArena BioTech North
Mineralklynge NordMineralklynge Nord
Arena Smart Grid ServicesArena Smart Grid Services
Arena Nxt MediaArena Nxt Media
Smart Water Communities ClusterSmart Water Communities Cluster
Arena DiginArena Digin
iKubeniKuben
Arena HeidnerArena Heidner
Electric Mobility NorwayElectric Mobility Norway
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Some facts about FDI in Norway• Around 2000 foreign owned
companies
• Around 180 bill. USD in FDI-stock
• App. 30% in the petroleum sector
• App. 25% in the finance sector
• App. 75% of FDI from EU and the US
• Sweden biggest investor with 15%
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To summarize• Rich in natural resources
• Strong economy
• Productive
• Competitive
• High welfare
• And a great place to live
• Welcome
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Invest in Norway
• Established as a pilot project january 1st. 2013
• Owned by Innovation Norway, The Research Council of Norway and SIVA. (The Industrial Development Corporation of Norway
• Ambition is to attract and support foreign companies with a substantial potential for value creation.
• Utilizes the vast network within the three organisations and the estblished regional network
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What we do
• First point of contact
• Provide information
• Assessment of opportunities
• Assessment of locations
• Connects to the best networks
• Contacts to authorities
• Help to carry out study trips and/or meeting programs
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Contact information
• www.invinor.no (ready app. april 1st 2013• Contact person:• Per Stensland
Project manager Invest in Norway• Innovation Norway
Phone: +4722002766Mobile: +4795147499E-mail: [email protected]: Pb 448 Sentrum/Akersgata 130104 OsloNorway
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