Norges Bank, which manages the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global, has agreed to buy a 150-year lease on a 25 percent stake in The Crown Estate’s Regent Street properties in London.

The Government Pension Fund Global returned 2.1 percent, or 59 billion kroner, in the first quarter of 2011 as stock market gains in Europe and the US offset a drop in Asian share prices.

The global financial crisis in 2008 presented major challenges to all parts of the portfolio of the Government Pension Fund – Global. The results for the year were the weakest in the fund’s history and have led to a number of changes in the

There was a positive return in 2007 on all of the portfolios managed by Norges Bank. The turmoil in credit markets triggered by the downturn in the US housing market impacted on results in 2007, especially in the second half of the year.

In the third quarter of 2002, the return on the Government Petroleum Fund, including the Environmental Fund, was -5.13 per cent measured by the currency basket that corresponds to the composition of the Fund’s benchmark portfolio. The overall return

In the second quarter of 2002, the return on the Government Petroleum Fund, including the Environmental Fund, was -2.93 per cent measured by the currency basket that corresponds to the composition of the Fund’s benchmark portfolio. The overall

Scarce water resources may, like climate change, harm companies' operations and profitability. Yet efforts to manage water-related risks are lagging behind the steps taken to tackle climate change, according to the CDP Water Disclosure global report

This lecture will present how we work on responsible investment through standard setting, ownership and sustainable investing. Students will reflect on

Letter to the Financial Conduct Authority, 6 March 2024.

Real assets investments are made through subsidiaries to ensure sound risk management and to protect Norges Bank and the fund’s assets.

The following letter was submitted to the Ministry of Finance on 23 August 2001

Norges Bank's letter of 8 December 2005 to the Ministry of Finance

Adidas, Nestlé and Air France-KLM were among 39 companies in a survey of 1,078 companies that received top marks for reporting on social or environmental risks in 2011. More than a third of the companies in the annual evaluation by Norges Bank