Norges Bank board to meet more and publish minutes

Øystein Olsen says Norwegian central bank is looking to be more transparent

Norges Bank HQ, Oslo
Norges Bank: aiming for greater transparency
Photo: Espen Schive

Starting in June, Norway’s central bank will publish minutes of its executive board’s monetary policy meetings – while the number of meetings held annually will increase from six to eight from 2018.

It unveiled the move on the same day (May 4) as the board held its key rate at 0.5%, noting adjusted annual consumer price index inflation rose to 1.7% in March, “approximately as expected”.

Governor Øystein Olsen said the central bank was “seeking to increase monetary policy transparency” by

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