The central bank of Norway's aim is price stability and financial stability, and to generate added value through investment management.
Policy rate kept unchanged at 4.5 percent
Norges Bank’s Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee has decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 4.5 percent.
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Monetary policy
Monetary policy shall maintain monetary stability by keeping inflation low and stable
Notes and coins
Exchanging withdrawn banknotes and coins
Withdrawn Norwegian notes and coins can be exchanged at one of our offices or sent in via post. We do not exchange valid banknotes and coins.
Exchange rates
Financial stability
Norges Bank shall contribute to a robust and efficient financial system
Investment management
Norges Bank manages the portfolios of the Government Pension Fund Global and the Bank’s own foreign exchange reserves
Oil fund
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) manages the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global, also known as the Oil Fund.
Foreign exchange reserves
The foreign exchange reserves are the Bank's contingency funds in international currencies and are to be available for use in foreign exchange market transactions as part of the conduct of monetary policy or with a view to promoting financial stability and to meet Norges Bank's international commitments.
