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The Riksbank proposes a review of the concept of legal tender
29/04/2019 -The Riksbank proposes that a committee with broad-ranging expertise shall be tasked with performing a review of the concept of legal tender and of the role of central bank money in a digitalised economy. The committee should also review the role...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 24 April 2019
07/05/2019 -At the Monetary Policy Meeting on 24 April 2019, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to hold the repo rate unchanged at –0.25 per cent. The Executive Board assesses that the repo rate will remain at this level for a somewhat longer period...
European gold agreement will not be renewed
26/07/2019 -The European Central Bank (ECB) and 21 other European central banks, including the Riksbank, have jointly decided not to renew the Central Bank Gold Agreement (CBGA) upon its expiry in September 2019. The first agreement was signed in 1999 to...
Riksbank simplifies operational framework
01/10/2019 -The Riksbank is making the operational framework for the implementation of monetary policy simpler and more flexible. This change will be implemented in two stages, starting 9 October 2019. The changes will not affect the Riksbank’s decisions on...
Repo rate unchanged at −0.25 per cent
24/10/2019 -After several years of strong economic activity and inflation close to the target of 2 per cent, the Swedish economy is slowing down and the economic conditions are becoming more normal. In recent months, inflation has indeed fallen back, but...
Onward lending to companies extended to sole proprietors
06/04/2020 -The Riksbank is to offer further loan opportunities within the scope of its programme for corporate loans. At the same time, the programme is being extended to include onward lending to sole proprietors. The aim is to maintain credit supply to...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 27 April 2020
11/05/2020 -At the monetary policy meeting on 27 April 2020, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided on continued purchases of government and mortgage bonds up to the end of September 2020 and to leave the repo rate unchanged at zero percent.
Minutes from the Financial Stability Council meeting on 16 April 2020
17/04/2020 -In light of the effects of the coronavirus on the financial markets, representatives of the Government, Finansinspektionen (the financial supervisory authority), the Riksbank and the Swedish National Debt Office met on 16 April.
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.
Slowdown in foreign trade worrying for Swedish economy
22/05/2020 -Global trade has increased rapidly since the early 1990s, thanks to technological developments and increasingly liberal trade regulations. But, after the great recession of 2008–2009, this development has come to a halt. A return to a global...