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Henry Ohlsson’s mandate extended for five years
02/10/2020 -The General Council of the Riksbank has decided to extend Deputy Governor Henry Ohlsson’s mandate as Executive Board member for five years as from 12 January 2021. Henry Ohlsson’s mandate will therefore run until 11 January 2026.
The Riksbank begins transition to a fully self-financed foreign exchange reserve
13/01/2021 -The Riksbank is replacing external financing of the foreign exchange reserve by purchasing foreign currency on the foreign exchange market between February 2021 and December 2023. The purchases will take place at an even pace, be paid in Swedish...
Brighter outlook, but the risks to financial stability are still elevated
26/05/2021 -With the help of extensive support measures, the Swedish financial system has coped relatively well during the pandemic and a financial crisis has been avoided. Credit supply has been maintained and important funding markets are now working...
Monetary policy decision: Zero interest rate and asset purchases for inflation more lastingly close to 2 per cent
21/09/2021 -The Swedish economy has recovered quickly and inflation is expected to become temporarily higher than 2 per cent in the coming year, before falling back again. Monetary policy needs to remain expansionary for inflation to be lastingly close to...
Cecilia Skingsley to become new Head of the BIS Innovation Hub
07/06/2022 -Cecilia Skingsley has been appointed new Head of the BIS Innovation Hub at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Skingsley will therefore leave her post as First Deputy Governor of the Riksbank on 15 August 2022.
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 29 June 2022
11/07/2022 -The Riksbank needs to prevent high inflation becoming entrenched in price- and wage-setting, and to ensure that inflation returns to the target. The Executive Board therefore decided at its monetary policy meeting on 29 June to increase the...
Policy rate raised by 1 percentage point
20/09/2022 -Inflation is too high. It is undermining households’ purchasing power and making it more difficult for both companies and households to plan their finances. Monetary policy now needs to be tightened further to bring inflation back to the target.
The Riksbank tests cross-border payments with the e-krona
28/09/2022 -Sveriges Riksbank and the central banks of Israel and Norway and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) are launching Project Icebreaker, a joint explora-tion of how Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) can be used for international...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 19 September 2022
29/09/2022 -Inflation is too high. It is undermining households’ purchasing power and making it more difficult for households and companies to plan their finances. It is very important that monetary policy continues to act for inflation to fall back and...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 19 December 2018
09/01/2019 -At the monetary policy meeting on 19 December 2018, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to raise the repo rate by 0.25 percentage points to –0.25 per cent. The forecast for the repo rate indicates that the next rate rise will probably...