Norges Bank poised to complete shift from FX buyer to seller before year's end

Central bank signals it will make no foreign exchange purchases this year

norway-flag

Norges Bank has signalled it will not buy any foreign exchange used to convert krone-denominated state oil revenues into sovereign wealth fund assets in 2014, prompting analysts to predict the bank will complete a "symbolic" switch from net-buyer to net-seller of forex as early as the fourth quarter this year.

The Norwegian central bank said on Friday that estimates made in May indicated it had access to sufficient foreign exchanges revenues via a government investment fund to "cover transfers"

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

Most read articles loading...

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.