Norway central bank must hike rates to bring down inflation, governor says

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OSLO, March 23 (Reuters) - Norway's central bank must raise interest rates in order to bring down inflation, Governor Ida Wolden Bache told a news conference on Thursday. "Our job is to get inflation down to the goal of 2%," she said. Norges Bank on Thursday raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 3.0% and said it would likely hike again in May and also after that to hit 3.5% during the coming summer. (Reporting by Terje Solsvik, editing by Gwladys Fouche)

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