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First in the world with price stability target
07/02/2018 -After speculation against the krona, Sweden abandons the gold standard. The exchange rate becomes variable but, to protect domestic purchasing power, the Riksbank becomes the first central bank in the world to have a price stability target as a...
The Kreuger Crash
07/02/2018 -Ivar Kreuger’s enormous financial empire collapses in the wake of the Wall Street Crash. Despite enormous credits from Swedish banks and the Riksbank, he is unable to get his affairs in order and commits suicide in Paris.
Construction starts on the Riksbank building
07/02/2018 -It takes six years for the building, designed by architect Peter Celsing, to be finished. On 8 April 1976, it is time to move into the black granite building at Brunkebergstorg in Stockholm.
Lars Wohlin becomes Governor of the Riksbank
07/02/2018 -Wohlin steps in with a strong influence over economic policy. He is met with challenges in the form of the wave of devaluations prevailing in his tenure.
Öre abolished as unit of coinage
09/02/2018 -The last Swedish öre coin, the 50-öre, ceases to be valid. This means that the 1-krona is the lowest coin denomination, but the öre remains as an arithmetical unit. ...
First banknotes in Europe
07/02/2018 -Stockholms Banco issues the first real banknotes in Europe. They are a great success, but it all ends in a bank failure.
Ingves and Jansson to participate in IMF spring meeting
17/01/2018 -On 21-23 April, the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank will take place in Washington D.C. The Swedish delegation will include Governor of the Riksbank Stefan Ingves, Deputy Governor Per Jansson, Finance...
Swedish net exports are largely made up of goods that have been produced abroad
17/01/2018 -The authors of a new staff memo show that Sweden's current account surplus is no longer due to the traditional trade in goods. Instead, it is what is known as merchanting, the trade margin that arises between the purchase price and the sale...
Can banknotes and coins be complemented by electronic central bank money?
17/01/2018 -Gabriele Camera shows how the concept of money rapidly changes as a result of innovations in the area of computer-based encryption technology.
The General Council welcomes the proposal for a profit allocation model
17/01/2018 -The General Council of the Riksbank has submitted its consultation response to the Ministry of Finance’s Draft proposal referred to the Council on Legislation regarding the Riksbank’s financial independence and balance sheet.