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Payments in Sweden 2019
07/11/2019 -Digital payment methods are squeezing out cash. New technology means that payment services are also offered by companies other than banks. Digitalisation makes payments easier, but also creates risks that need to be managed. The Riksbank...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 11 February 2020
21/02/2020 -At the Monetary Policy Meeting on 11 February 2020, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to hold the repo rate unchanged at zero per cent.
Anna Breman new Deputy Governor of the Riksbank
08/11/2019 -The General Council of the Riksbank today decided to appoint Anna Breman new member of the Executive Board of the Riksbank. Breman replaces Kerstin af Jochnick, who left the Riksbank in October 2019 to work at the ECB. The General Council also...
The Riksbank would like the BIS to establish an innovation hub in Sweden
23/01/2020 -The Bank for International Settlements, BIS, has recently begun to establish innovation hubs in a few countries to work at an in-depth level on analysing technological financial innovation. The Riksbank intends to present its candidacy for the...
Central bank group to assess potential cases for central bank digital currencies
21/01/2020 -The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, the European Central Bank, Sveriges Riksbank and the Swiss National Bank, together with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), have created a group to share experience as they...
The Riksbank transfers SEK 5.3 billion to the Treasury
17/02/2020 -The General Council of the Riksbank proposes in the Annual Report for 2019 that SEK 5.3 billion of the Riksbank's profits shall be transferred to the Treasury.
Monetary policy decision: Zero interest rate and asset purchases for inflation to be more permanently close to 2 per cent
01/07/2021 -The spread of infection of the coronavirus has declined and the economic outlook is brighter. However the pandemic is not yet over, and inflationary pressures are still moderate. By conducting an expansionary monetary policy, the Riksbank...
Policy rate increased by 0.5 percentage points to 0.75 per cent
30/06/2022 -Inflation has continued to rise rapidly and price increases are spreading through the economy. To ensure that inflation returns to the target and to counteract the high inflation becoming entrenched in price setting and wage formation, 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.
Policy rate raised by 0.75 percentage points
24/11/2022 -Inflation is still far too high. The high inflation undermines purchasing power for many people and makes it more difficult for households and companies to plan their finances. To bring down inflation and safeguard the inflation target, the...