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Jesper Hansson new Head of Monetary Policy Department
14/01/2018 -The Executive Board of the Riksbank has appointed Jesper Hansson as new Head of the Monetary Policy Department. Jesper Hansson is currently Director-General and Head of the Economic Affairs Department at the Swedish Ministry of Finance. He will...
SEK 1.6 billion remaining – the banks will accept invalid coins for 3 more weeks
14/01/2018 -There are still coins to a value of SEK 1.6 billion in circulation that became invalid earlier this year. For a further three weeks, until Thursday 31 August, you can still deposit these coins in a bank account.
Thursday is the last day the banks accept old coins
14/01/2018 -This Thursday, 31 August, is the final date that you can deposit the invalid 1, 2, and 5-krona coins into a bank account. There are still coins to a value of SEK 1,6 billion out there.
Olof Sandstedt new Head of Financial Stability Department
14/01/2018 -The Executive Board of the Riksbank has appointed Olof Sandstedt, who is currently acting head, to be Head of the Financial Stability Department. He will take up the position on 14 November 2017.
Money and legislation need to be adapted to digitalisation
15/10/2020 -The Riksbank has the task of ensuring that payments can be made safely and efficiently and that the krona retains its value. For this to be possible, cash needs to be both protected and supplemented with a digital alternative. The right...
Rising sea levels increase the risk to housing
03/11/2020 -Climate change will cause sea levels to rise. Housing located close to Sweden’s coastline will then become more vulnerable to extreme weather and flooding. This could, in turn, have consequences for financial stability.
Market for green bonds in Sweden growing rapidly
15/12/2020 -In recent years, the market for green bonds has grown significantly and in Sweden the market is large, in an international perspective. It is therefore important, from a financial stability perspective, that the Riksbank should understand and...
Strategy for the Riksbank’s sustainability work
17/12/2020 -The Riksbank works both to strengthen sustainability in its internal operations and to adjust policy work to more sustainable development. This is shown by the Riksbank's new sustainability strategy.
Government inquiry into the digital payment market
07/11/2019 -The Riksbank has submitted a proposal to the Riksdag to review the state’s role on the digital payment market. The Riksbank proposes a committee be appointed to investigate whether the Riksbank should have the possibility to issue an e-krona 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...