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Borrowers avoid interest rate hike

Norway's central bank board has ignored some economists' calls for a hike in interest rates. Just a day after even Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg...

Central bank cuts interest rates

UPDATED: The executive board of Norway's central bank (Norges Bank) cut its key lending rate by a full half-point on Wednesday, because of concerns...

Banks reluctant to cut dividends

Norway's central banker and its finance minister have called on the country's commercial banks to boost their own capital, to better meet financial turmoil....

Bank boasts new image

Norway's biggest bank, long known as Den norske Bank, has unveiled a new logo and now just goes by the initials DNB, in all...

Central bank keeps rates steady

Norway's central bank (Norges Bank) kept its key policy rate unchanged at 2.25 percent on Wednesday, in line with economists' expectations. Central bank chief...

Tougher home finance rules loom

The government and Norwegian Parliament look inclined to go along with proposed, tougher regulations on how banks can lend money to homebuyers. Equity requirements...

Nordea to cut staffing in Norway

Nordic bank Nordea has decided to cut staffing by as many as 2,000 employees by the end of next year, despite strong profits. Around...

Bank worker swindled 5.5 million

A former employee of Norwegian bank DnB NOR has confessed to gross embezzlement, fraud and falsification of documents that amounted to NOK 5.5 million...

Key suspects reject Nordea fraud guilt

Several of the five suspects in the Nordea fraud case, one of the biggest such cases in Norwegian history, began answering questions in an...

Interest rates unchanged as stocks fall

The Norwegian central bank, Norges Bank, has decided to hold interest rates at 2.25 percent in light of continuing global economic uncertainty, despite having...

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