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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...
Calendar updated for first half of 2021
16/07/2020 -The Riksbank's calender has been updated with the dates of the Executive Board meetings and the dates on which the Monetary Policy Reports, the minutes of the monetary policy meetings and the Financial Stability Reports will be published during...
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...
Home equity extraction activities in Sweden
15/05/2020 -Estimates suggest that one-third of mortgage borrowers in Sweden have extracted home equity at least once during the period 2010 – 2017. Home equity extraction raises the debt-to-income ratio of households by 50-70 percentage points, which may...
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...
Funding of this year’s distribution of profits to the Treasury
07/04/2020 -The Riksbank is funding this year’s distribution of profits to the Treasury of SEK 5.3 billion by increasing the supply of Riksbank money with the same amount in the form of Riksbank Certificates and overnight borrowing from the banking system.
Terms and conditions for the third auction for onward lending to non-financial corporations
01/04/2020 -The next auction in the Riksbank's programme for corporate loans via the banks will take place on Friday 3 April, when SEK 100 billion will be offered. Applications must be received no later than 2 April for participation in the auction. See the...