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Sharp rise in number of borrowers among older people
20/03/2018 -The average debt-to-income ratio of households increased from 289 to 311 per cent between 2010 and 2016. During the same period, the median debt-to-income ratio rose from 221 to 258 per cent. The number of people aged around 35 who borrow – the...
High household indebtedness making the Swedish financial system vulnerable
23/05/2018 -High and growing household indebtedness continues to pose the greatest risk to the Swedish economy. Indebtedness has been increasing for a long time and is due, in part, to a poorly functioning housing market and to the tax system not being well...
Renewed mandates for Stefan Ingves and Kerstin af Jochnick
14/01/2018 -The General Council of the Riksbank has decided to extend Stefan Ingves’ mandate as Governor of the Riksbank by five years, and First Deputy Governor Kerstin af Jochnick’s mandate by six years.
Repo rate unchanged at −0.50 per cent
14/01/2018 -Economic activity is strong and inflation is close to the target of 2 per cent. Monetary policy needs to remain expansionary for inflation to continue to be close to 2 per cent. The Executive Board of the Riksbank has therefore decided to hold...
A slower rate of increase of household indebtedness is needed for stability
14/01/2018 -High and rising household indebtedness currently poses the greatest risk to the Swedish economy. It is important therefore that the proposal for a stricter amortisation requirement is put in place. It is also important to implement measures...
Military defeat leads to banking crisis
07/02/2018 -While the war is going well, many people deposit money in the Bank of the Estates of the Realm (Sveriges Riksbank). But when they attempt to withdraw it, following the defeat at Poltava, there is no money to be had. The Bank simply freezes its...
The silver standard is reintroduced
07/02/2018 -Many previous attempts had been made to stabilise the value of money by making it possible to redeem banknotes for silver. This does not succeed until the reign of Charles XIV Johan. ...
Karl Langenskiöld becomes Governor of the Riksbank
07/02/2018 -Langenskiöld participates in the work of giving the Riksbank a monopoly on issuing banknotes, 1897. He is widely acclaimed, contributing towards his appointment as Governor of the Riksbank. ...
The Riksbank transfers SEK 2.3 billion to the Treasury
19/02/2018 -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 2017. The General...
SEK 4 billion left – the banks are able to accept banknotes until 30 June
02/05/2018 -The older 100 and 500-krona banknotes that became invalid in the summer of 2017 can still be redeemed by banks until 30 June 2018.