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A Riksbank equipped for the future
08/12/2020 -“Our focus has been on keeping interest rates low and ensuring that there is good access to liquidity. We have wanted to provide the economy with the best conditions possible to recover after the coronavirus pandemic and, as usual, to get...
No evidence that the coronavirus spreads via banknotes
26/03/2020 -There is nothing to indicate that there is a risk of being infected by the coronavirus via banknotes and coins. The corona virus that causes covid-19 is primarily spread from coughing and sneezing or via close contact with someone already...
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...
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...
Riksbank uses external consultant for analysis work
15/05/2020 -To keep monetary policy expansionary and provide support to the economy, the Executive Board decided on 19 March to purchase, within the scope of the Riksbank’s bond purchase programme, bonds and certificates issued by Swedish...
IMF on the economic effects of the coronavirus in Sweden
05/06/2020 -The International Monetary Fund (IMF) describes how the Swedish economy has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic in light of Sweden’s strategy, which is based more on recommendations and social responsibility than on legal obligations. The...
The Riksbank and the ECB to explore cross-currency instant payments
06/10/2020 -The Riksbank and the ECB will explore the feasibility of using the TIPS platform to accommodate instant settlement of payments across European currencies, such as the Swedish krona and the euro. Providing cross-currency instant settlement...
Ingves: Inflation target and floating exchange rate have worked well in Sweden
27/03/2019 -There is lively discussion about the weak krona. Why is the Riksbank not doing something about the exchange rate? Are Swedes getting poorer? These issues and a few more are discussed by Stefan Ingves in an article in the Swedish daily Dagens...
The Riksbank extends its loan commitments to the IMF
22/10/2020 -On 21 October, the Riksdag approved the Riksbank’s extension and renewal of two of its loan agreements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The new agreements mean that the Riksbank will continue to contribute to maintaining the IMF’s...
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...