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Tromso whizkid Isak Hansen-Aaroen confirms Manchester United move
Tromso youngster Isak Hansen-Aaroen has confirmed a move to Manchester United. The Norweigan attacker will be 16 on Saturday. Hansen-Aaroen has been linked to the Red Devils for a while thanks to countryman Ole Gunnar Solskjaer being in charge at United. Now he is set to move to the English giants, where he will likely play with the under-18s or under-23s. The player put up an image of himself on Instagram with the United crest on the corner of the picture. Tromso also paid tribute to Hansen-Aaroen on the social media platform. It read: “A wonderful person. A unique football talent. Who just loves to play football now. “From Fløya to TIL as a junior, into the academy as a 10-year-old, learns at the TIL school and debut for the first team as a 15-year-old. Assist in his last match for Troms...
Stock market volatility hits Norway’s sovereign wealth fund
Norway’s Central Bank on Tuesday said its pension fund lost 188 billion kroner ( 21 billion dollars equivalent) in the first half of 2020 amid stock market volatility during the coronavirus pandemic. The bank said the return on the sovereign wealth fund fell by 3.4 per cent during the January-to-June period. The Deputy Chief Executive of Norges Bank Investment Management, Trond Grande, said there were major fluctuations in the equity market. “The year started with optimism, but the outlook of the equity market quickly turned when the coronavirus started to spread globally. “The sharp decline in global stock markets during the first quarter is, however, limited by a massive monetary and financial policy response. “Even though markets recovered well in the second quarter, we are still witnes...
