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FAQ about increased access to liquidity in Swedish kronor
21/09/2021 -The Riksbank has reduced the lending rate for overnight loans to banks from 0.75 percentage points above the repo rate (before the coronavirus pandemic) to 0.10 percentage points above the repo rate. What does this mean? Put simply, this means...
Cryptocurrencies are not normal money
07/11/2019 -Cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, vary considerably in value and are difficult to use to make payments. “Stablecoins” are a new kind of cryptocurrency that aims to be more stable, for example, by having reserves in other currencies or assets.
Swedish payments to be integrated internationally
29/10/2020 -Electronic payments are based on communication between the parties involved in the payment – the systems must therefore communicate using the same ‘language’. International work is in progress to design notifications in a way that simplifies...
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...
Funding of this year’s transfer of profit dividends to the Treasury
23/03/2021 -The Riksbank is funding this year’s transfer of profit dividends to the Treasury by increasing the Riksbank’s deposits in SEK from banks by the same amount in the form of Riksbank Certificates and overnight deposits from the banking system. The...
Holdings of commercial papers - per paper
02/01/2023 -The Riksbank's holdings of commercial paper are presented here. The holdings are the net amount of purchased commercial papers, that is, the total amount of purchased bonds less maturing bonds at any given time. The holdings in the first file...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 30 June 2021
12/07/2021 -At the monetary policy meeting on 30 June, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to hold the repo rate unchanged at zero per cent and it is expected to remain at this level over the coming three-year period. The Executive Board also...
Pandemic accelerating digitalisation of the payment market
03/11/2021 -Developments on the payment market are very rapid and have been given an extra boost by the pandemic. Sweden has long stood out as a country with low cash usage and high use of cards and digital payment solutions, but now the trend is also...