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The Riksbank to join the ECB’s TIPS platform
03/04/2020 -The Riksbank has today entered into an agreement on connecting a new service, RIX-INST, to the Eurosystem’s TIPS payment platform. This means that payments between banks will be able to be made instantly, round-the-clock, all year round, in...
Payments in Sweden 2020
29/10/2020 -Cash usage is at the lowest level ever. Less than one-tenth of all payments are made in cash. Instead, people in Sweden are paying more often by card or the app Swish. This trend has grown stronger during the coronavirus pandemic. To prepare for...
Swap agreement with Federal Reserve extended
29/01/2021 -The Riksbank has decided to extend the temporary swap agreement for USD 60 billion entered into with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in March 2020. Since then, the agreement has been extended once and currently applies up to and including...
The Riksbank transfers SEK 6.8 billion to the Treasury
15/02/2021 -The General Council of the Riksbank has, in accordance with the Sveriges Riksbank Act, submitted a proposal to the Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) regarding the allocation of the Riksbank's profits for the financial year 2020. The General...
A solution for the e-krona based on blockchain technology has been tested
06/04/2021 -The solution based on blockchain technology that has been developed and tested by the Riksbank in its e-krona project provides new possibilities, but is also new and needs further investigation. This is one of the lessons learned as described in...
The Riksbank’s Business Survey: “Demand is not the problem – the troubles are on the supply side”
08/06/2021 -The economic situation for major Swedish companies is becoming increasingly strong, especially for the manufacturing sector. Companies feel that the risks of the pandemic are decreasing, they are optimistic about the future, and dare to make...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 20 September 2021
30/09/2021 -At the monetary policy meeting on 20 September, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to hold the repo rate unchanged at zero per cent and the assessment was that the repo rate will remain at this level over the coming three-year period.
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 24 November
06/12/2021 -Monetary policy needs to give continued support to the economy for inflation to be close to the inflation target in the slightly longer term. At its monetary policy meeting on 24 November, the Executive Board of the Riksbank therefore decided to...
The Riksbank is making the operational framework more flexible
22/03/2022 -In September 2019, the Riksbank began work on amending the monetary policy operational framework so that it would be more flexible and robust. On 8 June 2022, the changes in the final stage will be implemented. They are not intended to affect...
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...