Norway is one of the world’s best countries for investors – Hegnar Online

the Billionaire, DEA-owner and Telenor’s nemesis, Mikhail Fridman, visit Norway regularly, and tend also contacts with the central Norwegian business leaders, writes DN.

So far, Norway is the most promising and attractive oil province in Europe. We have done a couple of transactions in Norway, and we have the appetite to increase our presence in Norway, ” says Fridman to the newspaper.

DN writes that the DEA has operated with oil – and the global business community on the Norwegian continental shelf for over 40 years when it was snatched up by Fridmans investment company Letter One. In the last year positioned Fridman itself further by the fact that the DEA purchased the Norwegian E. on-the company for 1.6 billion dollars.

Of the newspaper is Fridman clear that if they find a good opportunity, for the right price and under the right circumstances, they will definitely want to buy more in Norway, and he is aware of why Norway is a good investment;

– Because you have oil. The famous thief, Dillinger, robbed a number of us banks at the 20 – and 30-ies. When he was taken, there were some journalists who asked: “Why rob you of banks?” “Because banks are full of money.” Ha, Ha! So, why Norway? Yes, because you have lots of oil and we invest in oil, answer Fridman to DN, and add;

– We want definitely to expand our business in Norway. Norway is one of the world’s best countries for investors, ” says Fridman.