Norway central bank chief reiterates outlook for gradual rate hikes

TRONDHEIM, Norway, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Norway's central bankwill maintain its policy of gradual monetary policy tightening,it said on Friday.

"The outlook and balance of risks imply a gradual increasein the key policy rate," Governor Oeystein Olsen told a businessconference.

On Thursday the board of Norges Bank kept rates unchanged at0.75 percent and said a hike would likely take place in thefirst quarter of 2019.

(Reporting by Camilla Knudsen, editing by Terje Solsvik)

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