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Banks’ Costs and Income in the Payment System in 2001
(Journal article, 2002)According to national accounts data, the financial sector showed a strong increase in productivity in the 1990s. This article explains that this was largely due to changes in the payment system. A larger number of payment ... -
The Reliability of Today's Financial Macroindicators
(Journal article, 2003)Norges Bank’s key rate (sight deposit rate) is set on the basis of information concerning developments in a number of economic and financial variables. In order to provide the optimal basis for monetary policy decisions, ... -
The Effects of Trade Liberalisation on Clothing Prices and on Overall Consumer Price Inflation
(Journal article, 2002)Clothing prices, as measured in the consumer price index, are about 15 per cent lower today than they were in 1995. This fall in prices has contributed to curbing overall consumer price inflation. Developments in clothing ... -
Destruction of Banknotes Outside the Central Bank
(Journal article, 2003)Developments in Norges Bank’s cash handling services for banks in the 1980s and 1990s led to a need for a clearer distinction between central bank responsibilities and commercial services for banks. As a result, Norsk ... -
Upgrading and Outsourcing Norges Bank’s Settlement System
(Journal article, 2004)In recent years, Norges Bank has focused more strongly on its core activities as a central bank, and this has also had a bearing on its activities related to the payment system. In this article, we will review recent years’ ... -
Change in the Organisation of the Supply of Notes and Coins – Establishment of the Limited Company Norsk Kontantservice AS (NOKAS)
(Journal article, 2002)During the past two years, major changes have been made in the organisation of the supply of notes and coins in Norway. The changes are a result of developments in the distribution network since the late 1980s, which have ... -
Banks’ Pricing of Risk Associated with Corporate Lending
(Journal article, 2003)If a bank on average prices its loans too low in relation to the risk associated with the loans, the bank’s financial strength will deteriorate over time. Banks’ pricing of risk is therefore important to the stability of ... -
Transparency and Predictability in Monetary Policy
(Journal article, 2002)By being open about its policy response pattern, the central bank allows economic agents to understand the implementation of monetary policy. They will then be able to anticipate the central bank's interest rate decisions ... -
Securities Settlement in Norway
(Journal article, 2003)The Norwegian securities settlement system was modernised in the spring of 2003, and the Norwegian Central Securities Depository (VPS), which had been a foundation, became a public limited company. Services related to ... -
Evaluation of Norges Bank’s Projections for 2001 and 2002
(Journal article, 2003)Norges Bank’s projections for developments in the Norwegian and international economy form an important basis for monetary policy decisions. Norges Bank places emphasis on the importance of evaluating the projections in ... -
New Commemorative Coins in Connection with the Centennial Celebration 1905 - 2005
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Banks’ Counterparty Risk – Results of a Survey Conducted by Norges Bank and the Banking Insurance and Securities Commission
(Journal article, 2003)Norges Bank has overall responsibility for promoting financial stability and works systematically to identify conditions that could trigger a systemic crisis. As part of this work, Norges Bank, in collaboration with the ... -
Management of Financial Crises in Cross-Border Banks
(Journal article, 2004)Financial integration in Europe is increasing. The emergence of large, cross-border banks poses new challenges to the authorities. The management of financial crises in such banks will involve a number of authorities in ... -
What Influences the Growth of Household Debt?
(Journal article, 2004)Household debt has increased by 10–11 per cent annually since 2000. In the following, the factors underlying the strong growth in debt are analysed using an empirical model. The debt growth of recent years is found to be ... -
Inflation Targeting – Some Theory with Main Focus on Practice
(Journal article, 2004)Norway has had an inflation target for monetary policy since March 2001. This article explains why and how an inflation targeting regime was introduced. -
20-Krone Coin to Commemorate the 200th Anniversary of Niels Henrik Abel’s Birth
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Liquidity and Supply in the Norwegian Government Bond Market
(Journal article, 2003)The Norwegian government issues debt in the bond and bill market. Market prices for these instruments contain information about market expectations concerning the required real rate of return and inflation. The quality of ... -
Evaluation of Norges Bank’s Projections for 2003
(Journal article, 2004)Consumer price inflation in 2003 was substantially lower than previously projected by Norges Bank and other forecasters. The difference between actual and projected consumer price inflation can be mainly explained by a ... -
Net Lending of Households and Non-Profit Institutions Serving Households: An Analysis of Discrepancies Between Financial and Non-Financial Accounts
(Journal article, 2004)This paper is intended to describe the main concepts of the financial accounts compiled in Norges Bank. The discussion is based on the FINSE system and mainly addresses issues linked to the financial accounts for households ... -
How Vulnerable Are Financial Institutions to Macroeconomic Changes? : An Analysis Based on Stress Testing
(Journal article, 2002)Macroeconomic changes have been an important reason why financial institutions have experienced losses on loans to households and enterprises. This article contains an analysis of financial institutions’ vulnerability in ...