Norges Bank
Norway’s Olsen on regulatory overhaul of financial system
Norges Bank governor Øystein Olsen says regulatory overhaul of Norwegian financial markets will aid financial stability
Norges Bank back in black; sovereign fund yields 9.6% return
Norway’s central bank makes a profit in 2010 following 2009 loss; sovereign wealth fund boosted by equity gains
Norges Bank - Monetary Policy Report (March 2011)
Norges Bank’s March 2011 Monetary Policy Report says executive board expects earlier rate hike on growing inflationary pressures
Norway's Olsen: price stability remains central bank's priority
Norges Bank governor Øystein Olsen says price stability will remain primary monetary policy objective despite low inflation experienced in Norway over recent years
Norges Bank’s Nicolaisen gives advice on rate-setting in turbulent times
Norges Bank director of monetary policy Jon Nicolaisen on setting monetary policy in volatile economic times
Research commends Norges Bank’s stress tests
Group led by former Federal Reserve official says tests are highly innovative, economically sound and largely transparent
Norway’s Olsen stresses importance of transparency in welcome address
Norges Bank’s new governor pledges to maintain inflation targeting regime in its current form; central bank “very well equipped” to manage sovereign wealth fund
Norges Bank paper looks at combining predictive densities
Norges Bank research seeks means to go past point forecasts when combining models
Norges Bank on links between marginal value of cash and firms’ behaviour
Norges Bank research points to impact of marginal value of cash on businesses’ decision making
Norges Bank examines time inconsistency models
Norges Bank study examines methods to model time inconsistency problem in monetary policy over extended period
Norwegian banks will meet Basel III ahead of schedule: Gjedrem
Norges Bank governor Svein Gjedrem says Basel III capital requirements will be implemented ahead of Basel Committee deadlines in Norway
Lender of last resort function essential: Norges Bank’s Qvigstad
Norges Bank deputy governor Jan Qvigstad says central bank’s lender of last resort role was critical during the financial crisis
Norges Bank: universal banking enhances development of corporate debt markets
Norges Bank study shows that universal banking model promotes successful securitisation of corporate debt markets
Gjedrem on the Norges Bank’s history
Norges Bank governor Svein Gjedrem discusses transition of Norges Bank from government advisor to fully fledged central bank
Norges Bank: co-op loans less salient
Norges Bank study shows salience of co-op loans leads homebuyers to take on more costly borrowing
Norges Bank’s Qvigstad: monetary policy boards can lead to groupthink
Norges Bank deputy governor Jan Qvigstad says independent monetary policy votes are subject to group pressure
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund makes first property investment
Government Pension Fund Global takes stake in British Crown Estate’s Regent Street portfolio as part of new strategy to better hedge against inflation
Norway’s Gjedrem outlines new strategy for sovereign wealth fund
Norges Bank governor Svein Gjedrem says oil fund’s new investment strategy will include third asset class
Norway’s Gjedrem bids to hold on to wealth fund role
Norges Bank governor Svein Gjedrem disagrees with proposal to strip management of sovereign wealth fund from Norges Bank; says central bank best placed to manage Government Pension Fund Global
Øystein Olsen named next Norges Bank chief
Statistics Norway managing director Øystein Olsen will become governor in January, as Svein Gjedrem’s final term draws to a close; move expected, analysts say
Norges Bank finds strong oil krone link
Norges Bank study shows strong co-movement between oil prices, krone exchange rate and interest differentials can provide useful benchmark for measuring currency
Norway’s global sovereign wealth fund tops Nkr3 trillion
Government Pension Fund Global market value reaches Nkr3 trillion milestone following a weakening krone
Bank of Thailand opens shop in China
People's Bank of China says Bank of Thailand's new representative office in Beijing will aid cooperation
Norges Bank sues Citi over subprime-related losses
Norges Bank alleges bank was deceitful over true nature of health; condemns Citi’s subprime mortgage, CDO practices