Press releases - Norges BankenMon, 22 Jun 2026 09:22:47 +0200https://www.norges-bank.no/en/news-events/news/Press-releases/503df396-7e96-4fcc-8137-b92de7f36174Policy rate kept unchanged at 4.25 percentNorges Bank’s Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 4.25 percent at its meeting on 17 June. There is uncertainty about future economic developments, but the Committee’s current assessment of the outlook implies that it will likely be necessary to raise the policy rate further at one of the forthcoming monetary policy meetings.https://www.norges-bank.no/en/news-events/news/Press-releases/2026/2026-06-18-rate/Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMTf0fa3bbb-aabc-4f94-9663-3d03568b4ea5Regional Network: Recruitment difficulties have eased somewhatAmong Norges Bank's Regional Network contacts, slightly fewer report capacity constraints, and the share facing recruitment difficulties has declined somewhat since the previous survey. Contacts have revised down their growth expectations for 2026 Q2 but expect growth to pick up again somewhat in Q3. They estimate annual wage growth of 4.5% in 2026 and 4.1% in 2027.https://www.norges-bank.no/en/news-events/news/Press-releases/2026/2026-06-10-regional-network/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMT7911042e-ac39-46be-a57f-af8dd683ddb1An efficient and secure payment system in more turbulent timesToday, Norges Bank publishes Financial Infrastructure Report 2026 and Retail Payment Services 2025.https://www.norges-bank.no/en/news-events/news/Press-releases/2026/2026-06-10-fi/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT0e7340a7-ba74-4bf5-8609-c7a5ac3465e9Foreign exchange transactions in June 2026Norges Bank carries out foreign exchange transactions on behalf of the government and to fund the transfer of dividends and interest payments to the government. In June 2026, the daily net sales of foreign exchange for these purposes will amount to NOK 224 million. The net amount arises from Norges Bank needing to sell foreign currency equivalent to 100 million NOK per day on behalf of the government while simultaneously needing to sell foreign currency equivalent to 124 million NOK per day to fund the transfer of dividends and interest payments to the government.https://www.norges-bank.no/en/news-events/news/Press-releases/2026/2026-05-29-fx/Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 GMT9b1346ff-a1b6-4c0b-8ec5-13a6f3437327Norwegian banks are well equipped to manage market stress and higher lossesIn the bi-annual Financial Stability Report, Norges Bank assesses vulnerabilities and risk in the Norwegian financial system.https://www.norges-bank.no/en/news-events/news/Press-releases/2026/2026-05-12-fsr1/Tue, 12 May 2026 06:00:00 GMT