Norway
Norges Bank finishes crisis liquidity support programme
Last loan to banks matures today as central bank returns to pre-pandemic framework
Norges Bank signals September rate hike
Norweigan central bank stresses long period of low rates increases financial stability risks
Third parties often develop RTGS technology
Seventy-one percent of respondents said technology underpinning RTGS system was developed by a third party
Energy prices boost Norway’s headline inflation to 3%
Core index declines to 1.1%, the lowest level in almost four years
Somalia’s governor on rebuilding its central bank
Governor Abdullahi discusses payments systems and reviving Somalia’s war-damaged economy
Norges Bank signals September rate hike
MPC says economy is rebounding sharply as officials warn of high household debt levels
People: MAS’s Menon reappointed until 2023
Norges Bank appoints deputy to supervise SWF; Bahrain’s leader makes son deputy governor; and more
Swedish and Norwegian central banks warn of cyber threats
Even small attacks can have major effects on stability, Norges Bank and Sveriges Riksbank say
Digitalisation will not render Norwegian banks obsolete – deputy governor
Use of cash falling rapidly, as Norges Bank studies options to issue a CBDC
Norwegian SWF makes first investment in unlisted green project
GPFG to invest $1.66 billion in Dutch offshore wind farm
Financial market infrastructure services: Bloomberg
Bloomberg’s responsive deployment of new liquidity capabilities helped emerging-market central banks cope with pandemic market disruption
The untapped potential of transaction data
Covid-19 has highlighted the need for central banks to have more timely information, questioning whether high-frequency indicators are being used to their full potential.
Norges Bank’s policy space ‘almost exhausted’ – governor
Norwegian governor warns public spending is increasingly dependent on sovereign wealth fund
EU’s 2021 stress test includes ‘very severe’ adverse scenario
Adverse scenario foresees unemployment rising sharply and massive asset shock
Norwegian SWF returns 10.9% in 2020
Holdings in US tech companies major factor in rebound despite pandemic, Tangen says
Nordic and Baltic countries ask IMF for money laundering report
Move follows string of scandals over massive AML breaches in Baltic and Nordic banks
Norges Bank deputy governor resigns over security clearance
Deputy governor in charge of world’s largest SWF denied clearance because of wife’s residence in China
Tangen to permanently divest from AKO fund in January 2021
Norges Bank unveils final contract with SWF’s new chief executive
Cypriot governor and NBIM chief executive contract Covid-19
Herodotou and Tangen become latest central bank officials to test positive for the virus
Nordic central banks sign currency swap agreement
Norwegian, Swedish and Danish central banks conclude bilateral swap deals
Cash usage in Norway falls to 4%
Deputy governor says CBDC research is ongoing; any future system would be controlled by central bank
Norges Bank holds rates due to Covid fears
Norwegian central bank thinks the spread of Covid-19 likely to slow down recovery
Green projects ‘demanding’ to find – Norway’s SWF head
Chairman tells lawmakers he may expand fund’s use of external managers
People: Norwegian SWF official moves to central bank
Jamaica appoints new deputy governor, while Swedish deputy governor has term extended