Norges Bank
Norges Bank increases staffing in 2016
Report shows higher staffing and new governance structure
Norway’s oil fund delivers strong returns in 2016
Strategy envisages work to improve efficiency and overhaul investment platform
Norges Bank defends policy framework amid government review
Government is assessing central bank’s governance and monetary policy
News cycle can give estimate of business cycle – Norges Bank paper
Index can outperform traditional methods, author says
Norges Bank recommends higher equity share for oil fund
Fund needs to respond to new investment environment, central bank says
Norges Bank paper presents new evidence on immigration impact
Authors seek to disentangle immigration shock from broader macroeconomic effects
Norway unveils final banknote designs
Banknote designs eschew traditional inclusion of portraits
Book notes: On central banking, by Jan Qvigstad
The book reflects Norway’s intellectual history, as well as the history of Norges Bank
Norges Bank deputy warns of vulnerabilities in financial system
“Sharp rise” in property prices and high household indebtedness a cause for concern
Olsen says Norges Bank must tread carefully as it nears the zero lower bound
Effects of policy become less certain close to zero
Norges Bank paper studies forecast asymmetry at lower bound
Effective lower bound need not translate into asymmetries in other forecast variables, authors find
Norges Bank to publish minutes for first time
Central bank plans to release details of all aspects of executive board meetings except for monetary policy deliberations
NBIM’s Q2 returns hit by Brexit turbulence
Second-quarter returns of 1.3% held back by European equities and UK in particular
Norges Bank questions contingency plans for cash distribution
Report warns Norwegian banks’ back-up plans “may prove inadequate” in a crisis
Balance sheet policy matters for credibility – Norges Bank paper
Researcher argues a central bank’s financial strength may affect its ability to meet its mandate
Norges Bank deputy: lack of common infrastructure hampers faster payments
Banks could improve efficiency if they worked together, Nicolaisen says
Norges Bank paper offers insights on when to ‘lean against the wind’
Working paper investigates use of monetary policy in mitigating financial imbalances
Pursuing stable rates may create instability, Norges Bank paper finds
Central banks may struggle to credibly commit to stable rates
Olsen wins second term at Norges Bank
Governor sees off competition from six other applicants
Norges Bank reveals methods used to monitor banknote quality
New system weights variables to define which banknotes are ‘fit’ for circulation
To play the counterfeiter
A Copenhagen research centre helps central banks to counterfeit their own banknotes to reduce fraud
Norges Bank notes to feature innovative optical thread
Choice of security features swayed Norges Bank away from polymer
RBNZ signs up SIA to deliver RTGS replacement
Central bank hopes off-the-shelf system will help to cut costs
Paper finds Norwegian housing market is ‘micro efficient’
Research published by Norges Bank exploits dataset comprising 472,378 housing transactions