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More measures needed to protect cash
14/03/2024 -More measures needed to protect cash People must be able to pay with cash, both in normal circumstances and in crisis and war situations. To avoid a situation where cash is no longer usable, the Riksdag needs to urgently regulate where and how...
Everyone must be able to pay
14/03/2024 -Everyone must be able to pay To enable everyone to pay, banks need to make it possible for more people to have a payment account, including by offering accounts with limited functionality. Banks should also ensure that their services are well...
In Sweden, we prefer to pay digitally
15/12/2022 -In Sweden, we prefer to pay digitally The Riksbank’s survey of the Swedish people’s payment habits in 2022 shows that the habits that received an extra boost during the pandemic persist: almost all payments are made digitally, we shop online...
The RIX payment system
08/06/2026 -In Sweden, like central banks in other countries, the Riksbank provides a centralised payment system that banks and other financial institutions use to make payments between one another. The Swedish payment system is called RIX and banks and...
Monetary Policy Report, April 2020
28/04/2020 -The corona pandemic is hitting the world hard and restrictions to reduce the spread of infection are leading to widespread economic consequences. In recent weeks, the Executive Board of the Riksbank has taken decisions on a large number of...
Monetary Policy Report, February 2020
21/02/2020 -The strong economic activity in Sweden has slowed and become more balanced. Both the global and the Swedish economies have developed in line with the Riksbank’s forecasts in December and the prospects for inflation and economic activity are...
Monetary Policy Report, July 2019
01/08/2019 -Economic activity in Sweden remains strong and inflation is close to the target of 2 per cent. Uncertainty abroad has increased but new information since the monetary policy decision in April has not led to any major revisions of the forecasts...
Monetary Policy Report, September 2018
06/09/2018 -Economic activity in Sweden is strong and inflation is close to the target of 2 per cent. Rapidly rising energy prices have helped to push up inflation. If energy prices are disregarded, inflationary pressures are still moderate. As it is...
Monetary Policy Report, September 2019
05/09/2019 -After several years of high growth, the Swedish economy, similar to economies abroad, has entered a calmer phase. Since the beginning of 2017, inflation has been close to the target of 2 per cent. Even though economic activity has slowed down a...
Monetary policy report, April 2018
26/04/2018 -Economic activity in Sweden is still strong and inflation has been close to the target for the past year. However, underlying inflation has been somewhat lower than expected recently, which raises questions regarding the strength of the...