Norway - Lending Rate





Norway: Lending Rate

Mnemonic IRLEND.INOR
Unit % p.a., NSA
Adjustments Not Seasonally Adjusted
Business Daily
Data 18 Mar 2024 4.5
15 Mar 2024 4.5

Series Information

Source Norges Bank
Release Monetary Policy - Key Rate
Frequency Business Daily
Start Date 1/1/1991
End Date 3/18/2024

Norway: Markets

Reference Last Previous Units Frequency
Average Long-term Government Bond 18 Mar 2024 3.66 3.64 % p.a., NSA Business Daily
Lending Rate 18 Mar 2024 4.5 4.5 % p.a., NSA Business Daily
Stock Market Index 15 Mar 2024 1,499 1,495 Index, NSA Daily
Money Market Rate Dec 2016 1.16 1.1 % Monthly

Release Information

Norway's monetary policy rate (a.k.a. key policy rate or key rate) is the sight deposit rate (IRLEND.INOR), the interest rate on deposits by banks at Norges Bank, Norway's central bank. This in turn influences short-term money market rates. The Executive Board of Norges Bank sets the key rate at pre-announced times, normally every six weeks. The monetary policy decision is announced at 2:00 p.m. Oslo time on the day of the meeting.

Monetary policy is the component of economic policy concerned with influencing interest rates and liquidity in the market for the national currency, the Norwegian krone (NOK). The objective of Norway's monetary policy is to control consumer price inflation, with an operational target of 2.5 percent per year. Monetary policy is conducted by Norges Bank on behalf of Norway's government.

Until 1987, Norway used a discount rate (the rate at which banks paid for rediscounting bills of exchange in Norges Bank) as its key rate. Changes in the credit market rendered it irrelevant to monetary policy, and Norges Bank has not set a discount rate since.

During the monetary policy meeting, the Executive Board also decides on an overnight lending rate (IR%CBONLUD.INOR), but this may not be announced immediately. If not, it will appear two days later in the bank's normal daily rates reporting.

Norway's monetary policy rate is not subject to revision, but under exceptional circumstances the Executive Board may hold an unscheduled meeting to change it.