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High household indebtedness making the Swedish financial system vulnerable
23/05/2018 -High and growing household indebtedness continues to pose the greatest risk to the Swedish economy. Indebtedness has been increasing for a long time and is due, in part, to a poorly functioning housing market and to the tax system not being well...
The Riksbank awarded first prize for best website
28/01/2019 -The Riksbank has picked up first prize as best website of the year among the world’s central banks. The prize is awarded by the Central Banking Journal in the category Best Website of the Year 2019. In particular, the jury highlighted the...
Cecilia Skingsley’s mandate extended a further six years
01/03/2019 -The General Council of the Riksbank has decided to extend Deputy Governor Cecilia Skingsley’s mandate as an Executive Board member for a further six years as from 22 May 2019. Mrs. Skingsley’s mandate will therefore run until 21 May 2025.
Governor Ingves and Deputy Governor Skingsley at the Riksdag Committee on Finance: hearing on monetary policy
07/03/2019 -Riksbank Governor Stefan Ingves and Deputy Governor Cecilia Skingsley today visited the Riksdag Committee on Finance for a hearing on the Riksbank’s monetary policy.
Riksbank lends up to SEK 500 billion to safeguard credit supply
13/03/2020 -To avoid robust companies being knocked out as a result of the spread of the coronavirus, the Executive Board of the Riksbank has today decided to lend up to SEK 500 billion to companies via the banks. The aim is to maintain the supply of credit...
The Riksbank to offer fourth loan in US dollars on Thursday 23 April
21/04/2020 -The Riksbank decided on 19 March to offer loans to banks in US dollars (USD) against collateral. Three auctions have taken place, on 26 March, 2 April and 16 April. The fourth auction is for USD 10 billion with a maturity of 3 months and will be...
Continued purchases of municipal bonds
15/05/2020 -The Executive Board of the Riksbank has today decided that the Riksbank will purchase municipal bonds for SEK 15 billion between 1 July and 30 September. The municipal bond purchases are part of the Riksbank’s earlier announced programme for...
BIS to establish Innovation Hub Centre in Stockholm
30/06/2020 -The Bank for International Settlements, BIS, announced today to establish a BIS Innovation Hub Centre in Stockholm in collaboration with the central banks in Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The Nordic Innovation Centre will work to deepen...
Riksbank to begin purchasing corporate bonds in September
01/09/2020 -The Executive Board of the Riksbank has decided to initiate purchases of corporate bonds in the week beginning 14 September 2020. The purchases will keep companies’ funding costs down and reinforce the Riksbank’s capacity to act if the credit...
Riksbank’s USD loans extended
15/09/2020 -The Riksbank has decided, for monetary policy purposes, to continue offering its monetary policy counterparties loans in US dollars against collateral up to and in-cluding 31 March 2021.