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Dag Edvardsson new General Counsel to the Riksbank
07/01/2020 -The Executive Board of the Riksbank has appointed Dag Edvardsson as new General Counsel to the Riksbank. His most recent post was Senior Legal Adviser at the Ministry of Finance. He will take up the position on 1 March 2020.
New challengers on the mortgage market
15/01/2020 -In Sweden, the norm is for mortgages to be issued by banks. But new players, known as mortgage credit companies, are now challenging this norm. A new Economic Commentary describes the development of these new players in Sweden and draws...
The functioning of the fixed-income market has deteriorated due to the coronavirus pandemic
16/06/2020 -The functioning of the Swedish fixed-income market is considered to have deteriorated, compared with last autumn, due to the coronavirus pandemic. This is revealed by the Riksbank's Financial markets survey, which was carried out in April and...
New issue of the Riksbank’s journal Economic Review
18/06/2020 -The second issue of Sveriges Riksbank Economic Review in 2020 has a special theme, namely central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and the e-krona. Regular readers of the Economic Review may remember that there was a theme issue on the e-krona in...
New legislation enables BIS innovation hub centre in Sweden
23/09/2020 -BIS, Bank for International Settlements, decided in June to establish an innovation hub centre in Stockholm. Today, the Riksdag has taken a decision that enables an establishment by amending the Sveriges Riksbank Act, so that it is possible for...
Consultation on the Riksbank’s new reference rate
07/10/2020 -The Riksbank will start to publish a new reference rate for the shortest maturity in Swedish kronor (SEK). The Riksbank now invites external stakeholders to provide comments and views on the design of the reference rate proposed by the Riksbank.
Riksbank receives prize for work on e-krona
28/10/2020 -The Riksbank has won Central Banking's CBDC Infrastructure award for its work on the e-krona. This prize is awarded among central banks around the world by the Central Banking Journal and the jury highlighted in particular the fact that the...
Riksbank extends test of technical solution for the e-krona
12/02/2021 -In partnership with Accenture, the Riksbank is conducting a pilot project to develop a proposal for a technical solution for an e-krona that can work as a complement to cash. The main aim of the pilot is for the Riksbank to increase its knowledge...
Erik Thedéen takes over today as Governor of the Riksbank
02/01/2023 -In June, the General Council of the Riksbank appointed Erik Thedéen as the new Governor of the Riksbank for a term of six years Today Erik Thedéen begins his new position at the Riksbank. He succeeds former Governor Stefan Ingves, whose term of...
International cooperation needed to manage the risks of stablecoins
11/11/2025 -Stablecoins have the potential to improve payment services by making payments faster and programmable. But stablecoins can also pose a threat to financial stability, consumer protection and trust in money. Strong international cooperation is an...