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Increased portfolio investment abroad
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2013-10-18T10:00:00.000Z
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Portfolio investment abroad, 2012

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Increased portfolio investment abroad

Norway’s portfolio investment abroad was NOK 4 996 billion by the end of 2012. This is equal to an increase of 12 per cent from the end of 2011.

Norway's portfolio investment abroad, by type of sectors and financial instrument per 31 December. NOK billion.Published 18 October 2013
2009201020112012
1Life and non-life insurance and pension funds
Portfolio investment, total3 7574 2834 4424 996
Sector
Central Government2 7533 1753 2973 812
Banks178175214250
Insurance1385396401378
Unit trusts199250233273
Andre finansielle foretak166187207183
Non-financial companies7710089101
Object
Equities, for all sectors2 0432 3862 3992 797
Debt securities, for all sectors1 7151 8972 0432 199

Source: Statistics Norway

Figure 1. Portfolio investemet abroad, by sector. End of year

The general government sector, dominated by the Government Pension Fund - Global, had an investment of NOK 3 812 billion in foreign securities by the end of 2012. This is equal to 76 per cent of Norway’s total portfolio investment abroad.

The stock of Norway’s total foreign debt securities was NOK 2 199 billion, while the equities amounted to NOK 2 797 billion.

Norway had its largest portfolio investment in the USA, with NOK 1 224 billion by the end of 2012, followed by investment in the UK and Germany with NOK 575 and NOK 397 billion respectively.