Norway: Selected Issues

March 29, 2000

Preview Citation

Format: Chicago

Norway: Selected Issues, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2000) accessed December 28, 2024

Summary

This Selected Issues paper of Norway presents a cyclical indicator of fiscal policy at the general government level, and provides an updated assessment of the long-term fiscal position based on the future profile of the State Petroleum Fund (SPF). The study focuses on structural changes needed and prospects for privatization of state assets in the telecommunications and petroleum sectors. The paper analyzes the key issues in the Norwegian financial sector, outlines recent financial developments and banking soundness indicators, and also assesses the financial policy framework.

Subject: Banking, Commercial banks, Commodities, Economic sectors, Expenditure, Financial institutions, Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Oil, Privatization, Revenue administration

Keywords: Budget surplus, Central government, Commercial banks, CR, Elasticities of tax revenue, Enterprise, Europe, Fiscal stance, Government, Government stake, Guarantee funds, IMF UR, ISCR, Local authority budget, Local government, Mainland GDP, Market power, Oil, Petroleum policy, Privatization, Rent extraction, Revenue base, Telecommunications company, U.K. government

Publication Details

Pages:

75
Volume:

---
DOI:

---
Issue:

---
Series:

Country Report No. 2000/035
Stock No:

1NOREA0022000
ISBN:

9781451829716
ISSN:

1934-7685

FACTSHEETS

RESOURCES

TOPICS

Flagship Publications

Other Publications

IMF reports and publications by country

Regional Offices

All News

See Also

For Journalists

Press Center

RESOURCES

FLAGSHIPS

KEY SERIES

IMF NOTES

IMF Staff Country Reports