Norges Bank
Norges Bank reverses emergency collateral rules
Norway’s central bank tightens collateral guidelines with immediate effect, proposes end to acceptance of bank bonds
House prices influence rate setting – Norway’s Gjedrem
Norges Bank’s Svein Gjedrem says equity and property prices influence monetary policy in Norway
Norway alludes to rate hike
Executive Board vote to maintain policy rate, but suggest tightening if current trends in Norwegian economy continue
Inflation forecasting for a changing world
Norges Bank develops new model suitable for real-time inflation forecasting
Modellers should care what the weatherman says
Norges Bank says macro modellers should seek inspiration from weather forecasters
Social capital aids stakeholder orientation
Norges Bank says banks located in communities with high social capital have a higher probability of survival
Higher re-election probability and public investment
Norges Bank investigates how policymakers’ strategic considerations influence public investment
Price affects public's payments instrument choice
The prices of payment services influenced the public's choice of payments instrument, finds the latest Annual Report on Payment Systems from the Norges Bank.
Norges Bank to tweet rate decisions
Norges Bank has begun using twitter, the social networking site, to communicate rate decisions.
Norges Bank - Annual Report 2008
Norges Bank has recently introduced a new settlement system, notes the central bank's latest Annual Report.
Dornbusch was right
Dornbusch's exchange rate overshooting hypothesis holds, new research from the Norges Bank reveals.
Macroprudential needed regardless of rate policy
Macroprudential policies are required regardless of the monetary-policy regime in place, said Svein Gjedrem, the governor of the Norges Bank.
Norway's Gjedrem: SWF woes will ease with time
The Government Pension Fund is a long-term savings plan and capable of riding out large swings in the markets, said Svein Gjedrem, the governor of the Norges Bank.
Norway's Qvigstad: banks need more capital
Banks need more capital to improve access to funding and to be more robust, said Jan Qvigstad, the deputy governor at the Norges Bank.
Banks back to deposit funding - Norway's Gjedrem
Deposits must again take precedence as the largest funding source for banks, said Svein Gjedrem, the governor of the Norges Bank.
Norwegian payments system passed crisis test
Norges Bank's payments system successfully handled the challenges posed by the financial crisis, the central bank said on Thursday.
The effects of the crisis on Norway's SWF
Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the Norwegian Pension Fund, has been hard hit by the crisis, said Jan Qvigstad, the deputy governor of Norges Bank.
Norway cuts to a record low
Norges Bank on Wednesday cut its key rate by half a point to an all-time low of 1.5% on signs that the global recession was having an adverse impact on the domestic economy.
House prices impacted by monetary policy
A working paper from Norges Bank finds that house prices are linked to monetary-policy shocks in the Norwegian, Swedish and British economies.
Uniform banking rules crucial: Norway's Gjedrem
All global supervisory authorities must take a uniform approach to regulating banks, said Svein Gjedrem, the governor of the Norges Bank.
Basel II procyclical: Norges Bank
Basel II introduces an additional source of procyclicality into the banking sector, a new paper from Norges Bank finds.
Norway SWF's share strategy prompts record loss
Norway's Government Pension Fund - Global booked its steepest yearly loss in its ten-year history on Wednesday after its strategy to invest a higher proportion of its wealth in equities backfired
Gjedrem calls for higher capital requirements
New and higher capital requirements must be imposed on banks, said Svein Gjedrem, the governor of Norges Bank.