Norway’s central bank holds policy rate at 4.5%
Governor Ida Wolden Bache says inflation is too high and rates will likely need to stay elevated for a time; the bank is prepared to raise them if needed to bring inflation down to target.
Governor Ida Wolden Bache says inflation is too high and rates will likely need to stay elevated for a time; the bank is prepared to raise them if needed to bring inflation down to target.

Norges Bank, Norway’s central bank, voted on 5 November to keep its policy rate at 4.5%. Inflation remains above the bank’s target, The Guardian said.
Governor Ida Wolden Bache said inflation was too high and that the rate would likely need to remain elevated for a time. The bank was prepared to raise it if needed to bring inflation down to target within a reasonable time, she said.
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