News
Wickman-Parak: Monetary policy and unemployment – a constantly topical debate
2012-01-24
On Tuesday, Deputy Governor Barbro Wickman-Parak made a speech to the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) in which she presented her view of resource utilisation, specifically the so-called unemployment gap, and its role in monetary policy decision-making.
New search function for interest rates and exchange rates
2012-01-20
From 20 January, the entire area of interest and exchange rates changed. A new feature to search for interest rates and exchange rates have been introduced. Both the interface and the technology behind the search function has been improved to be in a better way to get hold of the statistical series that you're looking for.
Marianne Nessén new Head of Monetary Policy Department
2012-01-19
The Executive Board of the Riksbank has appointed Marianne Nessén as new Head of the Monetary Policy Department. She will take up her new post on 20 January 2012.
The Riksbank and Finansinspektionen start a council for cooperation on macroprudential policy
2012-01-18
To mitigate risks to the financial system, the Riksbank and Finansinspektionen are establishing a council for cooperation on macroprudential policy.
The Riksbank
Sveriges Riksbank is Sweden's central bank and a public authority under the Riksdag, the Swedish parliament. The Riksbank is responsible for conducting monetary policy, the objective of which is to maintain a low and stable level of inflation. The Bank also has the task of ensuring that payments in the economy can be made safely and efficiently.
The Monetary Policy Update was published on 20 December 2011. It describes the deliberations made by the Riksbank when deciding what would be an appropriate monetary policy to conduct.
Sweden is to have new banknotes and coins. The General Council of Sveriges Riksbank has decided on the themes and motifs for the new banknotes and coins. They also decided on the size and colours of the new notes.
