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Geopolitical risk affected the banks’ lending
30/06/2026 -Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Swedish banks increased their lending to companies. At the same time, lending was redirected away from energy-intensive and financially weak companies. Furthermore, banks that were more exposed...
Same objectives but different trade-offs? Norges Bank and the Riksbank after the post-pandemic inflation surge
02/07/2026 -Inflation in Sweden and Norway has diverged somewhat following the inflation surge in 2022–2023. Despite a higher policy rate in Norway, Norwegian inflation remains above target, while Swedish inflation was below in early 2026. In an Economic...
The Riksbank accesses the Eurosystem's EUREP repo facility
01/10/2026 -The Eurosystem has approved the onboarding of the Riksbank to its EUREP repo facility, which provides central banks outside the euro area with better access to liquidity in euros. This measure strengthens Sweden’s crisis preparedness and...
The Riksdag has appointed the General Council of the Riksbank for the 2026–2030 term of office
13/10/2026 -Today, the Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) elected 11 regular members and 11 deputies to the General Council of the Riksbank. The new General Council will decide on the posts of chair and vice-chair at its inaugural meeting on 23 October 2026.
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...
Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford are awarded the Prize in Economic Sciences 2026
12/10/2026 -The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025 (the Economics prize) to Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford for having developed new macroeconomic models...
A new function for operational crisis management in the financial sector
30/06/2026 -Tomorrow, 1 July 2026, a new operational crisis management function will come into force. The aim of this function is to strengthen the collective capacity to manage serious disruptions in the financial system.
Current state of cross-border payments in Sweden
27/10/2026 -The Riksbank, together with other relevant Swedish authorities, has participated in work on the G20 roadmap from the outset, with the aim of making cross-border payments to and from Sweden faster, cheaper, more transparent and more accessible.
The Riksbank's calendar updated for the period January–June 2027
23/06/2026 -The Riksbank's calendar has been updated with the dates of the Executive Board meetings and the publication of the Monetary Policy Report, the Monetary Policy Update, the Monetary Policy Minutes and the Financial Stability Report during the...
The retail payment infrastructure needs to be modernised
20/11/2024 -Sweden needs to modernise its infrastructure and create processes for secure, efficient and accessible retail payments. These are payments of smaller amounts and a collective term for payments between private individuals, companies and...