Central Bank-chief asks politicians to cut spending
Head of Norway's Central Bank demands that the government does not use any more oil money. - We have reached a peak, he says.
Head of Norway's Central Bank demands that the government does not use any more oil money. - We have reached a peak, he says.
The oil fund sold its ownership in 49 different companies last year due to a high level of uncertainty concerning the companies' sustainability.
The Executive Board of the Norwegian Cntral Bank (Norges Bank) has decided to keep the key policy rate unchanged at 1.5 percent.
The Executive Board of the Norwegian Central Bank (Norges Bank) decided at their Thursday meeting to lower the key policy rate by 0.25 percentage point to 1.25 per cent, a historic low.
The Liberal Left Party and the Christian Democrats may demand that the spending limit for the oil fund is lowered to 3 percent before they support government's budget proposal for 2015. (Photo: Finance Minister Siv Jensen)
Norwegians still have good faith in their personal financial situation, but have suddenly become more pessimistic about the nation's future economy.