Norway's central bank kept its key interest rate at 4.5%, the Wall Street Journal writes. The regulator noted that inflation remains high and confirmed the need to maintain a tight monetary policy. According to the head of the central bank, Ida Walden Becke, the regulator is ready for further rate increases if necessary. At the previous meeting in September, the bank raised the index by 0.25 percentage points.

Norway's central bank kept its key interest rate at 4.5%, the Wall Street Journal writes. The regulator noted that inflation remains high and confirmed the need to maintain a tight monetary policy. According to the head of the central bank, Ida Walden Becke, the regulator is ready for further rate increases if necessary. At the previous meeting in September, the bank raised the index by 0.25 percentage points.