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Repo rate unchanged at zero per cent
12/02/2020 -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...
Riksbank uses external consultant for analysis work
15/05/2020 -To keep monetary policy expansionary and provide support to the economy, the Executive Board decided on 19 March to purchase, within the scope of the Riksbank’s bond purchase programme, bonds and certificates issued by Swedish...
IMF on the economic effects of the coronavirus in Sweden
05/06/2020 -The International Monetary Fund (IMF) describes how the Swedish economy has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic in light of Sweden’s strategy, which is based more on recommendations and social responsibility than on legal obligations. The...
Measures to further improve credit supply to companies
26/03/2020 -To avoid robust companies being knocked out as a result of the corona pandemic, the Riksbank has decided at an extraordinary monetary policy meeting to initiate purchases of commercial paper and to temporarily enlarge the circle of monetary...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 19 March 2020
30/03/2020 -On 19 March an extraordinary monetary policy meeting was held as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Riksbank to buy municipal bonds
22/04/2020 -As a next step in the Riksbank’s bond-purchasing programme, the Executive Board of the Riksbank has decided at an extraordinary monetary policy meeting to purchase bonds issued by Swedish municipalities and regions and by Kommuninvest i...
Loans in US dollars every second Thursday from 14 May onwards
05/05/2020 -The Riksbank decided on 19 March to offer loans of up to USD 60 billion to banks against collateral for a period of up to 18 September 2020. Five auctions have taken place, the most recent of which on 30 April. The sixth auction will be held on...
The Riksbank and the ECB to explore cross-currency instant payments
06/10/2020 -The Riksbank and the ECB will explore the feasibility of using the TIPS platform to accommodate instant settlement of payments across European currencies, such as the Swedish krona and the euro. Providing cross-currency instant settlement...
The Riksbank extends its loan commitments to the IMF
22/10/2020 -On 21 October, the Riksdag approved the Riksbank’s extension and renewal of two of its loan agreements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The new agreements mean that the Riksbank will continue to contribute to maintaining the IMF’s...
Test period for the Riksbank’s new reference rate begins 27 January
21/12/2020 -The test period for the Riksbank’s new transaction-based reference rate for the shortest maturity in Swedish krona will begin on 27 January 2021. During the test period of around six months, a preliminary reference rate will be published on the...