Norges Bank

NORGES BANK NEWSROOM (7 press releases)

Advanced Filtering & Sorting Options:

Norges Bank to sell foreign exchange on behalf of the government equivalent to NOK 500 million per day in January 2016

PRESS RELEASE -- 30, December 2015

OSLO, 30-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Norges Bank will sell foreign exchange on behalf of the government equivalent to NOK 500 million per day in January 2016. Norges Bank purchases foreign currency from the State’s Direct Financial Interest (SDFI) each month. … Read the full press release

Professor Egil Matsen appointed Deputy Governor of Norges Bank

PRESS RELEASE -- 2, December 2015

Today (27 November 2015), Egil Matsen was appointed Deputy Governor of Norges Bank by the Council of State for a term of six years. OSLO, 2-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Matsen is a researcher in macroeconomics and finance and a professor … Read the full press release

Norges Bank’s foreign exchange transfers in December 2015 to Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG)

PRESS RELEASE -- 2, December 2015

Norges Bank will sell foreign exchange equivalent to NOK 600 million per day up to and including 11 December in connection with the transfers to the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) in December 2015. OSLO, 2-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Norges … Read the full press release

Norges Bank Investment Management’s new office in Tokyo will focus exclusively on real estate

PRESS RELEASE -- 12, October 2015

OSLO, 12-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Following its formal opening 8 October 2015, the new office will focus exclusively on real estate. As one of the world’s largest property markets, Tokyo offers not only new investment opportunities but also good recruitment … Read the full press release

SEB’s Nordic Outlook August 2015: Strong disinflationary forces, despite rising resource utilisation

PRESS RELEASE -- 26, August 2015

Gentle Fed hikes, Chinese soft landing, persistent Grexit risk STOCKHOLM, 26-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The world economy is hesitating. Looking back at developments this spring and summer, the lingering impression is that global growth is not really willing to take … Read the full press release

Norges Bank Investment Management acquires 45 percent interest in 60 million square feet industrial portfolio in US for USD 2.3 billion

PRESS RELEASE -- 21, April 2015

OSLO, 21-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Norges Bank Investment Management has signed an agreement to acquire a 45 percent interest in a 60 million square feet industrial portfolio with additional development potential in a joint venture with Prologis. The agreement was signed … Read the full press release

Norges Bank reduced its participation in Barco to below the threshold of 3.00% of the shares

PRESS RELEASE -- 21, April 2015

Disclosure in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 2 May 2007: Transparency law Kortrijk, Belgium, 21-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — On 20 April 2015, Norges Bank (the Central Bank of Norway), Bankplassen 2, P.O Box 1179, Sentrum, 0107 Oslo, Norway, … Read the full press release