Norges Bank

Press release

Egil Matsen appointed Deputy Governor of Norges Bank

Today, Egil Matsen was appointed Deputy Governor of Norges Bank by the Council of State for a term of six years.

Matsen is a researcher in macroeconomics and finance and a professor of economics at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He has served on Norges Bank’s Executive Board since 2010, the first two years as alternate and then as a board member since 2012. Matsen has a Ph.D in economics from the Norwegian School of Economics (2001).

Matsen will take up his post on a date to be determined.

Press release from the Ministry of Finance (in Norwegian)

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Published 27 November 2015 11:45