Ministry of Finance
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17.04.2018:
New requirements on banks’ contingency arrangements for cash
Today, the Ministry of Finance has clarified in a regulation that banks are required to have arrangements in place to be able to meet increased demand for cash owed to disruptions in the electronic payment systems.
Press release 10.04.2018:
Sound and responsible management of the Government Pension Fund
"The management of our joint savings is sound. The Fund is managed in a transparent, responsible, long-term and cost-effective manner. Both Norges Bank and Folketrygdfondet have performed well over time", says Siv Jensen, Minister of Finance.
Latest news
- New requirements on banks’ contingency arrangements for cash News story 2018-04-17
- Sound and responsible management of the Government Pension Fund Press release 2018-04-10
- London, 6. April 2018: Speech at Finance Norway’s Capital Markets Day 2018 Speech/statement 2018-04-06
- Speech at Policy Exchange, London: Financial stability in a European environment – a cross policy approach Speech/statement 2018-04-06
- Government Pension Fund Global: Expert group to assess the fixed-income investment framework News story 2018-03-21
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Meld. St. 13 (2017-2018)
Report to the Storting (white paper)
The purpose of the Government Pension Fund is to support long-term considerations in the government’s spending of petroleum revenues, as well as savings to finance pension expenditure under the National Insurance Scheme. Sound long-term management will help ensure that Norway’s petroleum wealth can benefit both current and future generations. The Government Pension Fund comprises the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) and the Government Pension Fund Norway (GPFN). The funds are managed by Norges Bank and Folketrygdfondet, respectively, under mandates laid down by the Ministry of Finance.
The most important documents are bills (propositions), white papers, hearing documents and Official Norwegian Reports (NOUs). (These documents are primarily available in Norwegian.)
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E-mail: postmottak@fin.dep.no
Phone: +47 22 24 90 90
Address: Akersgata 40, , Postboks 8008 Dep, 0030 Oslo