NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, who is among the candidates to take over the management of the Central Bank of Norway, arrived in his homeland yesterday, according to the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten, citing anonymous sources.
The Norwegian government had announced a few days ago that it intended to announce on Friday the name of the new head of Norges Bank and that the candidate for the role of central banker will give a press conference the same day.
A spokesman for the Norwegian Ministry of Finance, contacted by Reuters, declined to comment on the whereabouts of the secretary general. of NATO Jens Stoltenberg or who will be appointed Governor of the Central Bank of the country. The announcement of the new head of Norges Bank will be made tomorrow, Friday, as originally planned, he added.
The Governor of the Central Bank of Norway will be responsible for setting interest rates and ensuring financial stability, as well as overseeing the state-owned investment fund, which is the largest in the world with assets of 1.4 trillion. dollars.
Stoltenberg, an economist and former leader of the Norwegian Labor Party, served as Prime Minister of Norway from 2000 to 2001 and from 2005 to 2013, before taking over as NATO Secretary General in October 2014. He has also served as Minister of Finance. Minister of Energy.
Although Norway’s new central banker has been in office since March 1, Stoltenberg has said that if he were to be appointed, he would first complete his term in NATO by the end of September 2022.
Stoltenberg’s main rival is the Deputy Governor of Norges Bank, holds a PhD in Economics and heads the Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Departments of the Central Bank of Norway.
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