The Monetary Policy Report contains Norges Bank’s statement on the policy rate outlook. The assessment is based on the economic projections presented in the Report.
Frequency: Quarterly
Series: Monetary Policy Report

The Financial Stability Report assesses the financial stability outlook and discusses cyclical and structural developments in financial markets, the Norwegian economy, banks and other financial institutions.
Frequency: Semi-annual
Series: Financial Stability Report

The Financial Infrastructure Report covers developments, vulnerabilities and risks in the financial infrastructure. The Report also describes Norges Bank’s supervisory and oversight activities and forms part of the Bank’s work to promote financial stability and a secure and efficient payment system.
Frequency: Annual
Series: Financial Infrastructure Report

An overview of the financial system in Norway, including the system’s functions and how they are performed. The publication is designed to be both a source of reference and a textbook for a broader audience.
Frequency: Annual
Series: Norway’s Financial System

Norges Bank’s Annual Report contains the annual reports of the Executive Board and the Committee on Monetary Policy and Financial Stability, as well as the Bank’s income statement and balance sheet. In recent years, it has also included an overview of the Bank’s corporate responsibility and sustainability measures.
Frequency: Annual
Series: Annual Report and Financial Statements

The Management of the Foreign Exchange Reserves Report describes Norges Bank’s management of the foreign exchange reserves. The Report provides information about the composition of the reserves, returns and the financial risks associated with their management.
Frequency: Quarterly
Series: Management of the Foreign Exchange Reserves

Norges Bank Papers provide analyses and background information related to Norges Bank’s execution of its mandate.
Frequency: No fixed publication schedule
Series: Norges Bank Papers

The Regional Network surveys summarise information from interviews with executives in Norwegian businesses and organisations about recent economic developments and the outlook ahead.  The surveys are used in the Bank’s analyses and forecasting and are submitted to the Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee ahead of monetary policy decisions.
Frequency: Quarterly
Series:  Regional Network

The Expectations Survey provides information on inflation, wage growth and interest rate expectations among economists, the social partners, business leaders and households. The survey is conducted on behalf of Norges Bank.
Frequency: Quarterly
Series: Expectations Survey

The Survey of Bank Lending is a qualitative survey of banks’ credit standards and their assessment of credit demand. The Survey sheds light on developments in demand, lending terms, pricing and other factors affecting banks’ credit standards for households and enterprises.
Frequency: Quarterly
Series: Survey of Bank Lending

This publication presents annual statistics on developments in customers’ use of means of payment and payment services. The topics include payment cards, account transfers and cash usage, and also draws on surveys of household payment habits.
Frequency: Annual
Series: Retail Payment Services

Norges Bank’s Occasional Papers include book manuscripts, conference papers, evaluation reports, economic history publications and other works. The authors are either Norges Bank staff or externalexperts.
Series: Occasional Papers

Norges Bank Staff Memos are written by Bank staff and their co-authors on matters relevant to the Bank’s activities.
Series: Staff Memo

As Norges Bank carries out work related to the issuance of government debt under a mandate from the Ministry of Finance, these publications are issued as a separate series.
Series: Government Debt Management Memo

Norges Bank Working Papers contain research on topics that are relevant to the Bank’s activities and are written by Bank staff and their co-authors. The publications typically present the results of research in progress and are intended for subsequent publication in academic journals.
Series: Working Papers

Documentation Notes provide concise documentation of analyses or calculations referred to in the Monetary Policy Report, speeches and other publications where the opportunity for further elaboration is limited. This contributes to verifiability and transparency. In some cases, associated code and datasets are also made available.
Series: Documentation Notes

Norges Bank also publishes Bankplassen Blog, a blog covering topics relevant to the Bank. Articles are written by Bank staff and their co-authors. The blog may contain both new analyses and discussions based on previously published work.

The views and conclusions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Norges Bank.

Most blog articles are in Norwegian only.

Bankplassen blog