Oslo 19820401. The Reksten case in the Storting. Storting representative from the Center Party, ...

Oslo 19820401. The Reksten case in the Storting. Storting representative from the Center Party, Per Borten (f.) During a coffee break together with NRK journalists Bjørn Hansen, Herbjørn Sørebø, Erling Borgen and Geir Helljesen (t.h.). The Storting approved the agreement with Hambros Bank in London after the Reksten bankruptcy. The main point In the parliamentary debate, whether the bank knew that Reksten had a secret wealth abroad when the State Guarantee Institute for Ships and Drilling Rigs provided its guarantee in 1975. Over the course of six years, the guarantee had resulted in a loss of NOK 900 million. Another point was whether the Minister of Commerce had adequately informed the Storting. NTB archive photo Henrik Laurvik / NTB