## Norway: Staff Report for the 2009 Article IV Consultation

_IMF Staff Country Reports, January 27, 2010_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: January 27, 2010
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451829839.002

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### Overview and purpose
- Presents the staff report for Norway’s 2009 Article IV Consultation on economic developments and policies.
- Publication date: January 27, 2010.
- Series: Country Report No. 2010/024; Issue: 024; Volume: 2010; Pages: 60.
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451829839.002
- ISBN: 9781451829839; ISSN: 1934-7685; Stock No: 1NOREA2010001.

### Key findings on economic conditions
- Unemployment remains low.
- Key short-term indicators point to a continued recovery.
- Norway’s resilience has been underpinned by:
  - substantial macroeconomic stimulus,
  - buoyant activity in the offshore hydrocarbon sector,
  - high public sector employment,
  - limited dependence on the hardest-hit segments of global manufacturing,
  - relative stability of the domestic financial sector.
- Domestic demand boosted by:
  - brisk oil sector activity,
  - rising asset prices,
  - rapid credit growth.

### Subject coverage and keywords
- Subject areas: Banking, Credit, Expenditure, Financial institutions, Foreign exchange, Income, Loans, Money, Mortgages, National accounts, Real effective exchange rates.
- Keywords: CR, Credit, expenditure increase, fiscal policy measure, Global, Income, ISCR, Loans, mainland GDP, monetary policy, Norway, Real effective exchange rates, statistics Norway, way fiscal policy leeway.

### Access and formats
- Available as an IMF Staff Country Report (IMF Staff Country Reports series).
- Format options noted: PDF and additional formats via IMF eLibrary.
- Options referenced: Download PDF, More Formats on IMF eLibrary, Order a Print Copy, Create Citation.

*Source: Norway: Staff Report for the 2009 Article IV Consultation (IMF Staff Country Report No. 2010/024, January 27, 2010).*

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