-- 穆迪维持挪威政府Aaa长期发行人评级，展望稳定。 根据4月24日发布的消息，此次评级确认基于挪威“异常强劲”的公共部门资产负债表、“极低”的债务可持续性风险、完善的制度体系、雄厚的财富水平以及政府全球养老基金资产提供的多元化配置。 同时，稳定的展望反映了挪威评级未面临下行压力。穆迪指出，挪威采取了有效的财政和货币政策应对潜在冲击。 在中东冲突的背景下，穆迪预计，能源价格上涨带来的政府收入增加将被通胀上行压力所抵消，因此对挪威信用状况的影响“总体中性”。
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