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The Riksbank to increase asset purchases and take measures to facilitate credit supply
16/03/2020 -To support economic developments and avoid problems in credit supply further exacerbating the economic consequences of the pandemic, the Executive Board has decided on a package of measures. The Riksbank is offering increased loans to banks on...
Riksbank initiates its extended government bond purchases
17/03/2020 -As announced on 16 March, the Riksbank intends to extend its purchases of securities this year by up to SEK 300 billion. The purchases will if necessary include bonds issued by the state and municipalities, as well as covered bonds. The aim is...
Efficient vaccination against COVID-19 entails major macroeconomic benefits
17/12/2020 -There are many good reasons not to allow a safe vaccination against COVID-19 to be delayed. Continued spread entails a high burden on the medical system, more people dying and a lot of people suffering. In addition, there are considerable...
Publication of new reference rate postponed
12/05/2020 -The Riksbank has earlier notified that it will start to calculate and publish a new reference rate for the shortest maturity (overnight) in Swedish kronor. As a result of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the Swedish economy and Swedish...
Plan for harmonising the Swedish securities market’s post-trade processes
05/02/2021 -The Swedish securities market’s processes in post trade are to be harmonised with European standards. This means that the differences between Swedish and European processes will be reduced. A new cooperation forum, the Coordination Forum for...
Account of Monetary Policy 2020 – Most important task: to alleviate the effects of the coronavirus crisis on the economy
24/03/2021 -2020 was an unusual year in many ways. The coronavirus pandemic completely changed the economic prospects. GDP plummeted and the conditions for attaining the inflation target during the year were radically altered. Governments and central banks...
Swedish banknotes and coins – the Riksbank's new responsibility for cash handling
29/10/2020 -According to the proposed new Sveriges Riksbank Act, the Riksbank will have greater and clearer responsibility for cash handling in society. As it is becoming less and less profitable to transport cash, the Riksbank may need to build up more...
Payments in crisis situations and under heightened alert
29/10/2020 -It will be the Riksbank’s responsibility to ensure the general public can make essential payments in crisis situations and under heightened alert, which is to say during war or under threat of war. This is specified in the proposed new Sveriges...
New issue of the Riksbank’s journal Economic Review
23/06/2021 -This year’s second edition of Sveriges Riksbank Economic Review comprises a smorgasbord of questions relevant to a central bank. The first article takes a closer look at households’ expectations of where the economy is headed, while the second...
The Riksbank and the ECB are continuing their joint study on instant cross-border payments
23/06/2021 -The ECB and the Riksbank are now proceeding further with their study of the potential to use the ECB's TIPS platform to implement instant payments between European currencies, such as the krona and the euro. The next step is to study the legal...