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Sveriges Riksbank and the History of Central Banking
25/05/2018 -The anniversary book, produced for the celebration of the Riksbank’s 350th anniversary, is now ready. “The defence of the value of money has always been relevant, but the problem has been expressed in different ways in different contexts. We...
Reduced use of cash natural consequence of digitalisation
14/05/2018 -Cash usage is declining rapidly in Sweden. This appears to be driven by decreasing demand. Quite simply, the general public prefers electronic payments such as debit cards and Swish. In a new Economic Commentary, the authors argue that this is a...
The Riksbank’s oversight of the financial infrastructure
18/05/2018 -The Riksbank oversees the financial infrastructure to carry out its statutory tasks of promoting a safe and efficient payment system and maintaining price stability. A smoothly-functioning financial infrastructure is essential for payments and...
New committee for the Scandinavian Foreign Exchange Market
31/05/2018 -A Scandinavian FX Committee has been established. This Committee will provide a forum bringing together representatives of the Scandinavian central banks and market participants to meet regularly and discuss current issues on the wholesale...
The Riksbank’s 350-year history is celebrated with an anniversary conference
25/05/2018 -On 25 May the Riksbank and the Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) are organising an anniversary conferences with the theme “The role of central banks in the past, present and future”. Among those taking part are the Governors of the Bank of...
Stefan Ingves to become Toronto Centre chair
28/06/2018 -Governor of the Riksbank Stefan Ingves has been appointed chair of Toronto Centre, an organisation that promotes financial stability in emerging markets and low-income countries.
Swedish banknotes will not be printed in Malta
18/05/2018 -Crane AB, which prints Swedish banknotes, has announced that it will be winding up the banknote printing works in Tumba and will instead continue its operations in Malta. The Riksbank's agreement with Crane AB states that Swedish banknotes will...
Calendar updated for first half of 2019
06/07/2018 -The Riksbank's calender has been updated with the dates of the Executive Board meetings and the dates on which the Monetary Policy Reports, the minutes of the monetary policy meetings and the Financial Stability Reports will be published during...
High and rising financial vulnerabilities can have an impact on future economic growth
07/06/2022 -High and rapidly rising financial risks and vulnerabilities pose a greater risk of strongly negative economic growth in the future. This is illustrated by the Riksbank’s latest analysis of the Growth-at-Risk (GaR) risk measure. The Staff Memo “...
A central bank can conduct an effective monetary policy with low equity
12/12/2022 -Neither weak financial results nor low equity limit the short-term prospects of monetary policy. Central banks, unlike private banks and other commercial activities, are not at risk of bankruptcy and can normally generate the resources they need...