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- The Effect of New Technology in Payment Services on Banks Intermediation
- This paper analyses the effect of this change in payment technology within a multiple-output framework. The dual approach with four variable inputs is applied, and the general model includes random coefficients to capture heterogeneity in the production technology across banks. The results show that the move towards electronic payment services...
- White papers 2002-03-15
- What Influences the Number of Bankruptcies?
- One of Norges Bank's primary responsibilities is to promote a robust and efficient financial system. Norges Bank therefore monitors trends that may threaten stability in the financial sector. The purpose of this paper is to increase the understanding of the relationship between macroeconomic conditions and changes in the number of...
- White papers 2005-04-01
- A Model of Bankruptcy Prediction
- In this paper, a model of bankruptcy prediction conditional on financial statements is presented. Apart from giving a discussion on the suggested variables the issue of functional form is raised. The specification most commonly applied for the bankruptcy prediction model implies that the rate at which two variables can substitute...
- White papers 2001-12-05
- Aggregate Bankruptcy Probabilities And Their Role In Explaining Banks' Loan Losses
- Increased competition forces banks to narrow lending margins and at the same time relaxed lending standards worsen the pool of borrowers. To preserve sound banking system it is important task to monitor credit risk as one of the dominant factors leading to bank failures and financial vulnerability. Norwegian banks traditionally...
- White papers 2004-02-26
- Inflation And Output Dynamics With Firm-Owned Capital
- This paper models firm-owned capital in a stochastic dynamic New-Keynesian general equilibrium model a la Calvo. It is found that this structure implies equilibrium dynamics which are quantitatively different from the ones associated with a benchmark case where households accumulate capital and rent it to firms. Findings therefore stress the...
- White papers 2003-07-23
- Firm-Specific Investment, Sticky Prices, And The Taylor Principle
- According to the Taylor principle a central bank should adjust the nominal interest rate by more than one for one in response to changes in current inflation. Most of the existing literature supports the view that by following this simple recommendation a central bank can avoid being a source of...
- White papers 2004-09-10
- Pitfalls In The Modeling Of Forward-Looking Price Setting And Investment Decisions
- The author discusses some difficulties in a dynamic New-Keynesian model with staggered price setting a la Calvo and a convex capital adjustment cost at the firm level, as considered by Woodford. It is shown that the implied simultaneous price setting and investment decision has not been analyzed properly. Our work...
- White papers 2004-02-11
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- Norway's Central Bank Boosts Outlook for Krone
- As widely expected, the Norges Bank decided to leave rate unchanged at 1.25% at today’s monetary policy meeting. However, in the statement released at the end of the meeting, the Norges Bank announced that it considered the alternative of increasing the key policy rate at today’s meeting. The Norges...
- External links 2009-09-23
- Knocking on Norwegian Wood
- Edward Hugh submits: Well, if John Lennon had still been around today, he would undoubtedly have entitled his song Norwegian oil, but whatever way you want to put it Norway is back in the news, and this time not because of adolescents who find themselves with no alternative to...
- External links 2009-11-05
- Eyes on Shareholder Rules as Walker Sets Out Stall
- By Kirstin Ridley and Raji MenonLONDON (Reuters UK) - City of London grandee David Walker risks opening a Pandora's box if he turns shareholder rights into duties and requires investors to explain why they have sold shares as part of a review of bank pay and practices.Some experts argue that...
- News items 2009-11-20
- Global Shares Retreat, Aussie Dollar Slides
- By Emelia Sithole-MatariseLONDON (Reuters) - World stocks slid on Wednesday on worries about the pace of economic recovery after a dip in U.S. consumer confidence, while the Australian dollar fell as inflation figures pared bets on an aggressive rate rise.European shares hit a three-week low, tracking losses in Asia and...
- News items 2009-10-28
- Application concerning a merger between DnB Holding ASA and Gjensidige NOR ASA
- Norges Bank's submission of 27 August 2003 to Kredittilsynet the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway We refer to the letter dated 26 May 2003 from Kredittilsynet the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway requesting an opinion on the application concerning a merger between DnB Holding ASA and Gjensidige NOR...
- Research articles 2003-12-01
- Hafslund ASA acquires 33.5% stake in Norwegian cash services provider NOKAS
- NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-12 December 2005-Hafslund ASA acquires 33.5% stake in Norwegian cash services provider NOKASC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Norwegian energy and security group Hafslund ASA said on Friday (9 December) that its security services unit Hafslund Sikkerhet AS has agreed to acquire a 33.5% stake in the Norwegian...
- Research articles 2005-12-12
- IMF's stress testing of the Norwegian financial sector, The
- Following a thorough examination of the Norwegian financial system, the IMF concluded in summer 2005 that the system is sound and well managed.2 Shorter-term vulnerabilities are low. This conclusion is based partly on the results of stress tests of the financial system that were performed by the IMF in cooperation...
- Research articles 2005-12-01
- Financial institution balance sheets
- Table 1. Norges Bank. Balance sheet in millions of NOK 31/12 ...
- Research articles 2000-05-01
- Economic perspectives: annual address by Governor Svein Gjedrem at the meeting of the Supervisory Council of Norges Bank on 19 February 2004
- Introduction There is now growth in the Norwegian economy. Oil prices are high. Capacity utilisation in the mainland economy is at the level prevailing in the mid-1990s. Wage growth is slowing. White-collar workers have lowered their wage demands, and there are prospects of a moderate main settlement this spring--the...
- Research articles 2004-04-01
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