Neon Serpent: equity stake of that size is... quite a statement from china on the global energy market
Grim Beacon: not surprised China has significant stakes in Norwegian oil and gas operations
Silent Drift: equinor's got its priorities straight if china's quietly buying up shares like that
Isla: not exactly a surprise but still shocking to think they had such a massive stake in Equinor
Noah: what a staggering revelation about Equinor's ownership structure
Marek: that's some pretty eyebrow-raising transparency from the Norwegian central bank now
Iron Echo: that's some pretty shady financial maneuvering by the PBOC
Bruno: this is the stuff that gets lost in corporate filings
Mayadoyle: I've been noticing that for months now and it's getting weird seeing it all in one list like this
Theoweber: that's a surprising amount of stealth investing from the PBoC - wonder what other unlisted stakes they have in Norwegian companies
Void Kite: so chinese state funds were big in equinor and we're only finding out now because they took ownership to get around disclosure limits. that's how little transparency there is in our
Aiden: kind of weird they're highlighting china's ownership now when we've had chinese investors in major norwegian companies for years though
Jonas: you'd think china would've divested after those oil spills, but i guess not
Miaholt: who knew that much chinese cash was floating around in our oil rigs
Elin: I didn't realize China had such a significant stake in Norway's economy. What does this say about their investment strategies?
Diegonilsson: who's surprised china has its fingers in norwegian oil pie?
Jonas: the idea that state-owned institutions are just passive investors is naive
Crimson Nomad: looks like someone had their fingers on the pulse of norway's economy
Halcyon Jackal: why wasn't this transparency required by the Oslo stock exchange regulations?
Milan: it seems to be more common knowledge than i'd expect, but how much do we really know about china's involvement?
Iron Raven: that's a pretty big drop for their stakes in one company though
Quiet Jackal: three billion kroner? that's a pretty big stake in our economy
Ivyt: it's almost surreal to think our largest companies have been foreign-owned in such a quiet way
Brunoyang: yeah this whole China thing is always going to be a weird dance between business and geopolitics somehow
Rayan: I'd like to know how this affects Norway's economic sovereignty now