Norway
Norway SWF adds $1 billion stake in Paris to portfolio
Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global takes half-share in seven downtown Paris properties; move follows $700 million investment in London’s Regent Street
Central banks are vulnerable to financial risks: Norges Bank paper
Norges Bank study says the current international financial architecture leaves central banks exposed to financial risks
Norges Bank - Payment Systems Annual Report (2010)
Norges Bank 2010 Payment Systems Annual Report says payments should be made more swiftly, securely and at a lower cost
Interest rates can only dampen systemic risk: Norway’s Olsen
Norges Bank governor Øystein Olsen says interest rate rise could have dampening effect on build-up of systemic risks but price stability remains primary objective
Nobel Laureate Yunus dismissed from microlender by central bank
Bangladesh’s central bank removes Nobel Peace prize winner and founder of Grameen Bank Muhammad Yunus from helm of microlender
Zeti: EM central banks aided by development role
Bank Negara Malaysia governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz says central bank’s financial market mandate helped emerging market economies address credit market disruptions during crisis
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
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
Norway’s Gulbrandsen: benefits of regulation outweigh costs
Norges Bank’s executive director of financial stability Kristin Gulbrandsen says tight regulation would have net social benefit
Norway’s Gjedrem says return to inflation target will be delayed
Norges Bank governor Svein Gjedrem says weakness in growth will lead to concessions on inflation mandate
Norway’s Gjedrem tells students merits of rules based system
Norges Bank governor Svein Gjedrem says experiment with centrally planned economy proved disastrous; says policy rules system remains best option
Nordic and Baltic regions strike financial stability deal
Eight Nordic and Baltic countries sign Memorandum of Understanding on cross-border financial stability and crisis management
Norway’s wealth fund slumps to first loss in a year
Government Pension Fund–Global posts $25 billion loss for first quarter; fund’s equity portfolio takes a beating, led by BP shares
Rate round-up: Chile ignores global tensions and hikes rates
Chile raises rates despite uncertainty in global recovery; Norway and South Korea hold; Ukraine cuts
Norges Bank – Annual Report on Payments Systems (2009)
Norges Bank says Norway’s payment system is secure but has room for improvement in cost-effectiveness
Norges Bank takes reputation poll
Norwegian central bank publishes outcome of its first ever reputation survey; poll finds central bank is doing well in public eyes, but could be more open
Norges Bank improves forecasting methods for external shocks
Norges Bank research applies theory of conditional forecasts to dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models
Norges Bank takes billion dollar hit in 2009
Annual accounts show Norway's central bank lost Nkr7.6 billion ($1.16 billion) in 2009
Norges Bank: payment prices should reflect costs
The Norges Bank annual report on payment systems calls for greater efficiency in sector
Norges Bank: Financial Stability Report
Norges Bank’s bi-annual Financial Stability Report shows a positive outlook for the Norwegian economy despite instability in Europe
Norway’s wealth fund profits again
Norges Bank’s Government Pension Fund-Global returns just under 4% for first quarter of 2010, outperforming benchmark once again; fund will set up Singapore office to strengthen Southeast Asian presence
Norges Bank: discretionary policy as good as simple rule policy
Norges Bank paper shows that optimal monetary policy is equally as effective in conducting policies as a simple rule system.