Calendar 2018

The minutes from the Executive Board's monetary policy discussion on 19 December 2017 will be published.

Deputy Governor Cecilia Skingsley will participate in Skagen Fonder's new year conference and discuss the economic situation and current monetary policy.

Organiser: Skagen Fonder
Venue: Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre, Nils Ericsons Plan 4, Stockholm

Deputy Governor Henry Ohlsson is talking about the current monetary policy situation at the Offentlig Ekonomi (Public Finance) conference in Uppsala.

Organiser: Hexanova Event and Offentliga Affärer

The Riksdag Committee on Finance is holding an open hearing on financial stability and macroprudential policy. Minister for Financial Markets Per Bolund, Riksbank Governor Stefan Ingves, Finansinspektionen Director-General Erik Thedéen, National Debt Office Director-General Hans Lindblad and Auditor-General Ingvar Mattson are participating.

The hearing will be webcasted live and be available afterwards on demand via the Riksdag's website.
The presentation by Governor Ingves will be published on riksbank.se at around 09.30.

Organiser: Riksdag Committee on Finance

Deputy Governor Martin Flodén to discuss current monetary policy at Moody's seminar on Credit Trends.

Organiser: Moody's

On Thursday, 25 January at 8.30-9.30 am the Riksbank is organising a breakfast meeting for the media, where Governor Stefan Ingves and Director of Communication Ann-Leena Mikiver will describe the plans for the Riksbank's anniversary year.

The number of places is limited. Please register as soon as possible, but no later than Wednesday 24 January, to Susanne Meyer, [email protected], in the Riksbank's press office.

Deputy Governor Cecilia Skingsley is to participate in the meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Among other things, she will participate in:

• A panel debate on "The Crypto-Asset Bubble" on Thursday, 25 January, at 18.00-19.00, Congress Centre, Aspen 2 (livestream on TopLink and on World Economic forum web page).
• A panel debate on "The end of easy money" on Friday, 26 January, at 11.00-12.00, Congress Centre, Sanada (livestream on TopLink and on World Economic forum web page).

Governor Stefan Ingves will hold an opening speech on the Basel III Accord at the ILF's conference in his role as Chairman of the Basel Committee.

Organiser: The Institute for Law and Finance (ILF)

First Deputy Governor Kerstin af Jochnick explains what responsibility the Riksbank has with regard to financial stability and how the Riksbank safeguards the efficiency and stability of the financial system. She discusses the Riksbank's responsibility in the light of the current review of the Sveriges Riksbank Act.

Her speech will be commented on by Mattias Persson, Chief Economist at the Swedish National Debt Office.

Organiser: Sveriges Riksbank

The speech will be published on the Riksbank's website at 12.00.

Governor Stefan Ingves will participate in Norges Bank's seminar "Monetary Policy Symposium 2018" in Oslo and will hold a speech on financial stability risks, monetary policy and the need for macroprudential policy.

Organiser: Samfunnsøkonomene

Deputy Governor Cecilia Skingsley will participate in the Warwick Economics Summit, where she will discuss developments towards a cashless society and the design of a possible e-krona.

Organiser: Warwick Economics Summit

Executive Board meeting, monetary policy meeting no. 1.

The Executive Board's interest rate decision will be published, together with the Monetary Policy Report.
The decision on the repo rate will apply from 21 February 2018.

The Riksbank will hold a press conference on the interest rate decision. Deputy Governor Per Jansson and Jesper Hansson, Head of the Monetary Policy Department, will participate in the press conference.

Press cards or the equivalent must be shown to attend the press conference.

The press conference will be broadcast live on the website, but can also be watched afterwards on riksbank.se.

Governor Stefan Ingves will participate in Carnegie Fonder's investment breakfast and discuss current monetary policy.

Organiser: Carnegie Fonder

Deputy Governor Martin Flodén will hold a lunch presentation at Aquavit on current monetary policy when he visits New York.

Local times.

Organiser: SEB

Deputy Governor Per Jansson will participate in a lunch seminar and discuss current monetary policy.

Organiser: Öhman

Deputy Governor Henry Ohlsson will participate in a meeting arranged by the local association of SNS, the Centre for Business and Policy Studies, in Frankfurt (in the premises of Kallan Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft and the honorary general consulate) and will describe the Riksbank's e-krona project.

Organiser: SNS - Centre for Business and Policy Studies, Frankfurt

The minutes from the Executive Board's monetary policy discussion on 13 February 2018 will be published.

First Deputy Governor Kerstin af Jochnick will hold an opening speech when Tumba Papermill Museum opens the exhibition "Sveriges Riksbank 350 years old – from banknote ban to negative interest rates".

Organiser: Tumba Papermill Museum

Deputy Governor Henry Ohlsson will discuss the Riksbank's tasks and his view of Swedish and international economic developments when he visits Ovanåker Municipality.

Organiser: Childcare and Education Committee, Ovanåker Municipality

On Wednesday 28 February, Governor Stefan Ingves will discuss the Riksbank's history and the development of money. Cake will be served from 17.00. The talk will be open to the public and forms part of the Riksbank's 350th jubilee, the first stop on a tour of Sweden throughout 2018.

On Thursday 1 March, Governor Stefan Ingves will also hold a breakfast presentation on the economic situation and current monetary policy. This event will be for invited participants.

Organiser: Sveriges Riksbank, Norrbotten Chamber of Commerce and the Norrland Fund

Governor Stefan Ingves will participate and speak at the Expert Group on Public Economics' seminar on possibilities and challenges for development in the coming period.
For further information about the event, see: https://eso.expertgrupp.se/seminarium/en-ljusnande-framtid/

Stefan Ingves' speech will be published at 09.20.

Organiser: Expert Group on Public Economics (ESO)

The Riksdag Committee on Finance will hold an open hearing on monetary policy with Governor Stefan Ingves and Deputy Governor Henry Ohlsson.

The hearing will be broadcast via Internet television. Slides from the presentation will be published on the Riksbank's website.

Organiser: Riksdag Committee on Finance

On 8 March the Riksbank invites interested parties to a discussion on the role and significance of the inflation target.
This is the second in a series of seminars on the role of the central bank in the economy.
By invitation only.

Organiser: Sveriges Riksbank

On Tuesday 20 March, Henry Ohlsson will visit Östersund where, among other things, he will talk on Campus on the economic situation and current monetary policy.

Organiser: Mid Sweden University and Samling Näringsliv

On Wednesday 21 March, Deputy Governor Martin Flodén will discuss the Riksbank's history and the development of money. Cake will be served from 17.30. The talk will be open to the public and forms part of the Riksbank's 350th jubilee, the second stop on a tour of Sweden throughout 2018.

On Thursday 22 March, Deputy Governor Martin Flodén will also hold a breakfast presentation in Karlstad on the economic situation and current monetary policy. This event will be for invited participants.

Organiser: Sveriges Riksbank and SV (Studieförbundet Vuxenskolan)

The retail payments council will act as a forum for dialogue and consultation concerning the Swedish market for payment services.

Link Retail payments council

The Riksbank’s Business Survey, February 2018 will be published

Deputy Governor Cecilia Skingsley will visit Handelsbanken in Södertälje to discuss current monetary policy.

Organiser: Handelsbanken

The report "Account of Monetary Policy in 2017" is published on the Riksbank's website.

Deputy Governor Cecilia Skingsley will describe the Riksbank’s inquiry into the so-called e-krona in light of the decreasing usage of banknotes and coins in Sweden.

For further information: http://www.myntkabinettet.se/forelasningar

Organiser: Royal Coin Cabinet (Myntkabinettet)

Venue: Swedish History Museum, Narvavägen 13–17, Stockholm

Deputy Governor Martin Flodén will hold a speech on the Riksbank’s balance sheet at a breakfast seminar arranged by the Swedish House of Finance. Anna Breman, Chief Economist at Swedbank, will comment on Mr Flodén’s speech and the seminar will be moderated by Pehr Wissén.

For further information: https://www.houseoffinance.se/balance-sheet-riksbank-large-future/

Organiser: Swedish House of Finance

Venue: Drottninggatan 98, Stockholm

Governor Stefan Ingves will participate in a panel discussion on how the digitalisation of money affects the role of central banks.

For further information: https://www.brookings.edu/events/digital-currencies-implications-for-central-banks/

Local times.

Organiser: Brookings Institution

Venue: Falk Auditorium, Hutchins Center on Fiscal & Monetary Policy at Brookings, Washington, DC

Governor Stefan Ingves and Deputy Governor Per Jansson will attend the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Washington D.C., United States.

Organiser: IMF and World Bank

Venue: Washington DC, United States

Governor Stefan Ingves will participate in a panel discussion on regulations, guidelines and supervision to create financial systems capable of managing cyberattacks and cyber risks.

Local times.

Organiser: Toronto Centre, IMF, Sida et al.

Venue: IMF Building, 1900 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC

Executive Board meeting, monetary policy meeting no. 2.

The Executive Board's interest rate decision will be published, together with the Monetary Policy Report.
The decision on the repo rate will apply from 2 May 2018.

The Riksbank will hold a press conference on the interest rate decision. Stefan Ingves, Governor of the Riksbank, and Jesper Hansson, Head of the Monetary Policy Department, will participate in the press conference.

Press cards or the equivalent must be shown to attend the press conference.

The press conference will be held at the Riksbank, Brunkebergstorg 11.

The press conference will be broadcast live on the website, but can also be watched afterwards on riksbank.se.

Cecilia Skingsley will participate in a panel discussion on means of payment and the Riksbank’s e-krona project.

More information can be found here.

Organiser: Swedish House of Finance

Governor Stefan Ingves will hold a closing address at the Financial Times Global Banking Conference in London.

More information can be found here.

Local times.

Organiser: Financial Times in cooperation with Fitch Ratings

On 3 May, the Riksbank invites interested parties to a discussion on payments in the future. This is the third in a series of seminars on the role of the central bank in the economy. By invitation only.

Read more about the seminar here.

Organiser: Riksbanken

The Riksdag Committee on Finance will hold an open hearing with Governor Stefan Ingves and others on the report Account of Monetary Policy 2017.

Fredrik NG Andersson, Lund University, and Anna Breman, Swedbank, will share their opinions of the report and the design of monetary policy.

All members of the Executive Board will be in attendance.

Venue: Former First Chamber, entrance from Riksplan

The hearing will be webcasted live and will be available afterwards on demand via the Riksdag's website. Web broadcast

Mr. Ingves' slides will be published 10:00 am.

For further information

At 10.30 am on 4 May, the Riksbank will hold a press conference at which Governor Stefan Ingves and Heidi Elmér, Head of the Markets Department, will show the gold bars and discuss the Riksbank's gold reserve. Press cards must be shown.

More information: Sveriges Riksbank 350 years – gold from the gold reserve on display for the first time

First Deputy Governor Kerstin af Jochnick will visit Varberg and Halmstad, where, among other things, she will participate in SEB’s lunch meeting on changed behaviour. She will discuss developments on the payment market and the need to analyse a possible e-currency, as well as current monetary policy.

Organiser: SEB

Venue: Fästningsterassen, Strandpromenaden, Varberg

The minutes from the Executive Board's monetary policy discussion on 25 April 2018 will be published.

Deputy Governor Per Jansson will discuss the situation in the economy and current monetary policy at Kammarkollegiet's capital market day.

Organiser: Asset Management, Kammarkollegiet (Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency)

Venue: Swedish Medical Association, Klara östra kyrkogata 10, Stockholm.

First Deputy Governor Kerstin af Jochnick will discuss current monetary policy at SvD Investor Summit.

For further information

Organiser: SvD Investor Summit

Venue: Grand Hôtel, Stockholm

On Tuesday 15 May, Deputy Governor Cecilia Skingsley will discuss the Riksbank's history and the development of money. Cake will be served from 17.30. The talk will be open to the public and forms part of the Riksbank's 350th jubilee, the third stop on a tour of Sweden throughout 2018.

On Wednesday 16 May, Deputy Governor Cecilia Skingsley will also hold a breakfast presentation in Malmö on the economic situation and current monetary policy. This event will be for invited participants.

Organiser: Sveriges Riksbank and Tankesmedjan Fores

Deputy Governor Per Jansson will participate in Region Kronberg’s professional development initiative Tylösandsdagarna, where he will discuss the Riksbank's role in the economy and the economic situation.

For further information

Organiser: Region Kronoberg

Venue: Hotel Tylösand, Halmstad

The Financial Stability Report 2018:1 will be published.

The Riksbank will hold a press conference on financial stability. Stefan Ingves, Governor of the Riksbank, and Olof Sandstedt, Head of the Financial Stability Department, will participate in the press conference.

Press cards or the equivalent must be shown to attend the press conference.

The press conference will be held at the Riksbank, Brunkebergstorg 11.

The press conference will be broadcast live on riksbank.se.

Deputy Governor Henry Ohlsson will hold a speech on current economic policy challenges at Örebro University. Professor Pär Österholm will act as moderator.

For information

The speech will be published at 11.00.

Organiser: Örebro University

Venue: Lecture Hall L1, Långhuset, Örebro University

Cecilia Skingsley will participate in a panel discussion during the conference “Interaction of fiscal and monetary policies”, arranged by the National Bank of Ukraine.

Organiser: National Bank of Ukraine

Governor Stefan Ingves will visit Skåne and discuss current monetary policy issues at a lunch seminar in Landskrona.

Organiser: Mazars SET auditing firm and Folkets Hus

Venue: Folkets Hus, Säbygatan 16, Landskrona

Governor Stefan Ingves will hold a speech on developments in the area of payments and what these mean for Sweden.

Torbjörn Haegeland, Norges Bank, will comment on the speech.

The speech will be published at 12.15.

Organiser: Swedish Economics Association

Venue: Torsten, Stockholm School of Economics

First Deputy Governor Kerstin af Jochnick will hold an opening address at the SABO (Swedish Association of Public Housing Companies) financial conference and present her view of the economic situation in Sweden and abroad.

Further information

Organiser: SABO (Swedish Association of Public Housing Companies) financial conference

Venue: Haymarket by Scandic, Hötorget 13-15, Stockholm

The Riksbank is arranging a seminar on new players and services on the mortgage market. What do these mean for the efficiency of the market and financial stability?

The seminar has been arranged against the background of an article on new players in the Riksbank’s Financial Stability Report from May 2018.

Elin Andén of the Riksbank will present the article. Willem Heeringa, De Nederlandsche Bank, and Björn Bargholtz, Finansinspektionen, will comment. Deputy Governor Cecilia Skingsley will lead the dialogue and following discussion.

For invited guests.

Organiser: Sveriges Riksbank

Venue: Brunkebergstorg 11, Stockholm 

Sveriges Riksbank hosts the fourth Annual Macroprudential Conference in cooperation with De Nederlandsche Bank and the Deutsche Bundesbank.

The conference is open for invited speakers and guests only.

The full programme can be found here.

Executive Board meeting, monetary policy meeting no. 3.

The Executive Board's interest rate decision will be published, together with the Monetary Policy Report.
The decision on the repo rate will apply from 4 July 2018.

The Riksbank will hold a press conference on the interest rate decision. Stefan Ingves, Governor of the Riksbank, and Jesper Hansson, Head of the Monetary Policy Department, will participate in the press conference.

Press cards or the equivalent must be shown to attend the press conference.

The press conference will be held at the Riksbank, Brunkebergstorg 11.

The press conference will be broadcast live on the website, but can also be watched afterwards on riksbank.se

First Deputy Governor Kerstin af Jochnick and Deputy Governor Cecilia Skingsley will be at Almedalen between 3–5 July.

3 July

Our economic situation - challenges and possibilities in a time of political uncertainty

Kerstin af Jochnick will participate in a panel discussion on the economic situation. Read more here.

Time: 12.00 - 13.15
Venue: Volters gränd 8, Visby
Organiser: Swedbank

How will the digital currency (r)evolution affect society and the individual?

Cecilia Skingsley will participate in a panel discussion on digital currencies. Read more here.

Time: 13.00 - 14.30
Venue: Hästgatan 4, Visby
Organiser: Accenture

A cashless society – a safer and simpler society. Or is it?

Kerstin af Jochnick will participate in a panel discussion on cash. Read more here.

Time: 15.00 - 15.40
Venue: Korsgatan 6, Hotell Stenugnen, Visby
Organiser: Tieto

The banking union – something for Sweden?

Kerstin af Jochnick will participate in a panel discussion on the banking union. Read more here.

Time: 16.00 - 16.45
Venue: Strandvägen, H522, Visby
Organiser: The European Commission in Sweden

4 July

When will interest rate increases actually start?

Cecilia Skingsley will be interviewed on the economic situation. Read more here.

Time: 9.00 - 9.30
Venue: Hamnplan, H232, Visby
Organiser: Svenska Dagbladet

Who will finance the housing of the future?

Kerstin af Jochnick will participate in a panel discussion on the funding of housing in the future. Read more here.

Time: 9.30 - 11.00
Venue: Clarion Hotel, Strandgatan 6, Visby
Organiser: Veidekke

Money of the future – crypto-currencies or continued fiat dominance?

Cecilia Skingsley will participate in a panel discussion on the payment system of the future. Read more here.

Time: 11.00 - 11.50
Venue: Strandgatan 22, Visby
Organiser: Affärsvärlden and Deloitte

Do we need an e-krona?

Cecilia Skingsley will participate in a hot-seat discussion on the e-krona. Read more here.

Time: 15.00 - 15.30
Venue: Donnersgatan 6, Visby (Tent at Hansaplan)
Organiser: Sparbankerna

The minutes from the Executive Board's monetary policy discussion on 2 July will be published.

Executive Board meeting, monetary policy meeting no. 4.

The Executive Board's interest rate decision will be published, together with the Monetary Policy Report.

The decision on the repo rate will apply from 12 September 2018.

The minutes from the Executive Board's monetary policy discussion on 5 September will be published.

On Saturday, 22 September 2018, the Riksbank will celebrate its 350th birthday by opening the doors of its head office in Stockholm to the general public.

Read more

On 8 October there will be an anniversary discussion at the Riksbank on this year’s Economics prize.

This year the Riksbank is celebrating 350 years as a central bank and it is also 50 years since the Nobel Prize in Economics was established in connection with the Riksbank's 300th anniversary. This is being commemorated in a collaboration with the Nobel Center.

Further information will be provided nearer the event. Read more in Swedish.

Executive Board meeting, monetary policy meeting no. 5.

The Executive Board's interest rate decision will be published, together with the Monetary Policy Report.

The decision on the repo rate will apply from 31 October 2018.

The minutes from the Executive Board's monetary policy discussion on 23 October will be published.

The Financial Stability Report 2018:2 will be published.

Executive Board meeting, monetary policy meeting no. 6.

The Executive Board's interest rate decision will be published, together with the Monetary Policy Report.

The decision on the repo rate will apply from 9 January 2019.