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New Sveriges Riksbank Act adopted by Riksdag
23/11/2022 -Today, the Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) adopted a new Sveriges Riksbank Act. The new Act will enter into force on 1 January 2023.
Payments cost – but the costs vary
23/03/2023 -We rarely consider that it costs to make a payment. But it does. In the Riksbank's Cost Study, published today, the authors estimate that the social cost of payments in Sweden amounts to almost 1 per cent of GDP, or around SEK 5,000 per...
IMF assessment of the financial sector in Sweden is complete
16/03/2023 -During 2022, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) carried out a special assessment of the financial sector in Sweden, a so-called FSAP (Financial Sector Assessment Program). FSAPs are conducted regularly for member countries with systemically...
A central bank can conduct an effective monetary policy with low equity
12/12/2022 -Neither weak financial results nor low equity limit the short-term prospects of monetary policy. Central banks, unlike private banks and other commercial activities, are not at risk of bankruptcy and can normally generate the resources they need...
Consultation on SWESTR
15/02/2023 -The transaction-based reference rate SWESTR can be published at 09.00 CET every Swedish banking day in the future, and the information published regarding the SWESTR transaction dataset can be increased. These are the Riksbank’s proposals in a...
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...
Anne-Catherine Worth new Director of Communications at the Riksbank
25/04/2025 -The Executive Board of the Riksbank has appointed Anne-Catherine Worth as new Director of Communications at the Riksbank.
Consultation: Amendments to the Terms and Conditions for RIX and Monetary Policy Instruments
21/01/2025 -The Riksbank proposes amendments to the contractual conditions applying to participants in the Swedish payment system RIX and participants in the monetary policy operational framework. Among other things, these amendments aim to enable Payment...
The Riksbank's response to the consultation "From surplus target to balance target"
25/02/2025 -Stable public finances are a prerequisite for being able to respond to crises and are important for maintaining confidence in the inflation target. A balance target is not expected to affect the conditions for monetary policy.
Per Jansson: Strong reasons to expect inflation to fall back
01/04/2025 -“In a turbulent world, central banks must be as predictable as possible and not contribute to further uncertainty. I believe this is best done by having a clear focus on maintaining confidence in the inflation target. Temporary deviations from...