About this site
Updates
Norges Bank's web site is updated on an ongoing basis. Press releases, publications and other news are presented on the home page in the form of brief news items. Dates and times of future publications are listed under "Calendar" on the home page.
Norges Bank will always strive to ensure that all information on the web site is correct and updated. Norges Bank reserves the right to completely or partially revise or change the web pages.
Press releases and press conferences
Press releases are always presented on the home page. Most press releases are translated into English.
Norges Bank holds 15-20 press conferences each year. Press conferences are held following monetary policy meetings and in connection with the presentation of the Inflation Reports, Reports on Financial Stability and the annual and quarterly reports in connection with the management of the Government Pension Fund - Global. The opening remarks from the press conferences are presented on the home page with a link (More) to the full-text version. All of the press conferences are streamed live on the Bank's website (in Norwegian). This requires installation of Windows Media Player
Speeches
The Governor and Deputy Governor of the central bank address a range of audiences throughout the year. Their speeches are presented on the home page. Most speeches are translated into English.
Interest rates, exchange rates and market news
Current exchange rates are located in a table on the lower right-hand side of the home page, and under Monetary policy / Market information in the main menu to the left. Monthly and historical exchange rates are available under Statistics in the main menu. The rates are usually set at 2.15 p.m. Exceptions are Wednesday before Maundy Thursday, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve when the rates are set at 9.30 a.m. Norges Bank publishes the rates on electronic information systems as soon as the calculations have been completed.
The last three key interest rate changes are shown in a table on the right-hand side of the home page. More information about the key rate can be found under Monetary policy in the main menu.
Publications
All of the Bank's publications are published on the web site. The most important publications are: Annual Report, Inflation Report (3 times a year), Economic Bulletin (4 times a year), Annual and Quarterly Reports for the Government Pension Fund - Global (4 times a year), Financial Stability (twice a year) and the Report on payment systems (once a year).
More information about publications and other published material is available under Publications in the main menu.
English version
Most of the Bank's publications as well as speeches, articles, submissions etc. are translated to English. The "English" button in the top menu to the right provides a link to the English version of the web site. The structure and layout of the English pages are identical to the Norwegian pages. Press releases, publications and news items are presented on the opening page of the English version of the web site.
File formats
Most documents on Norges Bank's web site have been created in HTML. Larger documents such as our publications are usually presented in a PDF version and some tables are presented in Excel. In order to read PDF documents, you must have installed version 5.0 or more recent of Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Copyright and responsibility
Norges Bank (the central bank of Norway) is the owner of the domain name www.norges-bank.no and of the copyright to the contents of this website, unless otherwise specified in the individual case. The copyright covers all material published on this website, including any material that might subsequently be deleted or changed by Norges Bank.
Please note that errors may occur on the web pages. Norges Bank accepts no liability for the use of information that has been made available on Norges Bank's website or on sites referred to. This applies to all information, including information on interest rates, statistics and exchange rates. Nor does Norges Bank accept any liability for any direct or indirect losses or damage that might be incurred as a result of any such information being incorrect, incomplete or misleading.
Copies - both electronic and paper-based - may be made of material on this website, provided that Norges Bank is quoted as the source. No changes may be made in the contents of the material. Please also note the special rules that apply to reproduction of banknotes.
Links may be established to this URL provided that the whole of Norges Bank's web design is retained. These links may not be used for promotional or similar purposes.