Former Nato chief Stoltenberg to become Norway’s finance minister

• Former NATO chief Stoltenberg to become Norway's finance minister after Oslo government collapse

  NATO's former Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is set to become Norway's next finance minister on Tuesday, the country's finance ministry confirmed to CNBC.
  
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  Former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg returning to government in Norway as finance minister

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  Archibald to become economy minister in Sinn Féin reshuffle

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• Norway is set to become the first country to fully transition to electric vehicles

  Norway's electric vehicle sales have increased from less than 1% of total auto sales in 2010 to a whopping 88.9% last year.
  
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• NATO chief 'very happy' with Trump's sanctions threat to Russia

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• Germany's finance minister slams UniCredit's 'very aggressive' bid for Commerzbank

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• Structural weaknesses in the German economy must 'absolutely' be addressed, finance minister says

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