The recent rise in oil prices will provide some short-term support to the Norwegian economy, but the associated strengthening of the krone will hinder the economy’s rebalancing away from oil. We expect the Norges Bank to cut interest rates further this year to boost overall growth and inflation, as well as to prevent the krone’s rise from choking off the economy’s restructuring.
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