31.   The company has also opened two supermarkets in the capital, Riga, in partnership with Hakon, another Norwegian company.

32.   The contracts went to Norwegian companies Aker AS and Haugesund Mekaniske Verksted AS, and Amec PLC of Britain.

33.   The government on Tuesday urged Norwegian companies to boycott Burma because of human rights violations by its military dictatorship.

34.   The government of Trinidad and Tobago will sign agreements with Norwegian petrochemical company Norsk Hydro on Thursday to build an aluminum smelter, Prime Minister Basdeo Panday said.

35.   The Norwegian company said it was confident about the validity of the contract.

36.   The Norsk Hydro AS industrial group has completed a takeover of the Canadian fertilizer concern Nutrite by acquiring all outstanding shares, the Norwegian company said Friday.

37.   The Norwegian companies produce such parts as bumpers, suspension components, and steering wheel columns.

38.   The Norwegian companies had requested exemptions from the strike, arguing that it could cost contracts and force long-term layoffs in Norway.

39.   The Norwegian insurance company Skuld will start payments next month, distributing the money on a quarterly basis, the Baltic News Service said.

40.   The Norwegian company has interests in shipbuilding, engineering, offshore construction and wood pulp.