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Introduce a cash limit of SEK 10,000
29/10/2026 -The Government should take the opportunity to introduce a lower limit for cash payments than the EUR 10,000 required under the new EU legislation, according to the Riksbank in its response to the consultation paper on the EU’s anti-money...
The Riksbank responds to Flug and Honohan’s review of monetary policy, 2015-2020
25/05/2022 -Historically, 2015-2020 was an exceptional monetary policy period, with low inflation, a negative repo rate and strongly growing balance sheets in the central banks. The Executive Board welcomes the reviewers’ work and their assessment that the...
Consultation on Instant payments and the Riksbank’s role in the payment infrastructure
05/06/2018 -An infrastructure for the settlement of instant payments will become an increasingly important element of the payment landscape. The Riksbank therefore invites participants in the RIX system, and other interested parties, to give their views on...
The Riksbank supports the proposal for LCR requirements in individual currencies
10/04/2019 -The Riksbank has long considered that the Swedish banks should face Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) requirements in both Swedish krona and other significant currencies. It is therefore good that Finansinspektionen is proposing LCR requirements...
Swedish comments on the EU’s macroprudential framework for the banking sector
18/03/2022 -On 30 November 2021, the European Commission published a public consultation in conjunction with a review of the EU’s macroprudential framework for the banking sector. In partnership with the Swedish Ministry of Finance, the Swedish Financial...
New proposed bill hinders the Riksbank's crisis management
16/04/2020 -The ongoing coronavirus pandemic shows that Sweden needs a Riksbank that is capable of taking action to support the Government and Riksdag (parliament) in the work on alleviating the economic consequences of a crisis. However, the Riksbank...
The banking union would probably work well for Sweden
23/04/2020 -It is positive for the stability of the European financial markets that banks in the banking union are subject to joint supervision and resolution. Swedish banks have extensive cross-border activities, primarily within the EU. This means that the...
General Council of the Riksbank: Safeguarding the Riksbank’s independence
16/04/2020 -It is important that the principle of an independent Riksbank is upheld in the new Sveriges Riksbank Act and the Riksbank Committee has to a large extent used this principle as a basis. In one area, however, the Committee has chosen a legal...
The Riksbank supports temporary exemptions from the amortisation requirement
08/04/2020 -Finansinspektionen’s previously introduced amortisation requirements have strengthened the resilience of households to various shocks. But the outbreak of the coronavirus and the measures considered necessary to delay the spread of infection...
The Riksbank’s consultation response regarding he Swedish National Debt Office’s Proposed guidelines for the management of central government debt 2024-2027
04/10/2023 -According to the Budget Act, Sweden’s central government debt must be managed within the limits of the requirements imposed by monetary policy. The Executive Board of the Riksbank considers that the Debt Office’s proposals for management are...