2018

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