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Technological change has not lead to fewer jobs
02/10/2019 -Technological change means that some jobs disappear. At the same time, however, new jobs are usually also created. The Economic Commentary “Technological change and the labour market” shows that total employment has not fallen due to new...
A combination of statistics provides a better picture of developments on the labour market
27/09/2019 -Statistics Sweden’s Labour Force Surveys (LFS) are the official measure for unemployment and employment in Sweden. But there are also register-based statistics that can be used to refine and complement the picture of developments on the labour...
Key drivers and trends
07/11/2019 -The digitalisation of society opens the door for new payment solutions and new players on the payment market. New legislation (PSD2) and new technology are accelerating this development. It is becoming easier to pay for most people and consumers...
More common to pay by mobile phone app (Swish)
07/11/2019 -Payments in the form of instant account-to-account transfers are increasing sharply. For this type of payment to be able to continue to grow, the infrastructure for payments needs to be modernised. Swish is the most common form of instant payment...
Ulf Söderström new Head of the Research Division at the Riksbank
14/10/2019 -The Executive Board of the Riksbank has appointed Ulf Söderström as new Head of the Research Division after Jesper Lindé, who has taken up the position of advisor at the International Monetary Fund.
Inquiry into the state’s role on the payment market a matter of urgency
03/10/2019 -The payment market is developing at a very rapid pace. This is not least true of the shift from cash to digital payments. It is therefore important that the question of the state’s role on the future payment market, including whether an e-krona...
Government inquiry into the digital payment market
07/11/2019 -The Riksbank has submitted a proposal to the Riksdag to review the state’s role on the digital payment market. The Riksbank proposes a committee be appointed to investigate whether the Riksbank should have the possibility to issue an e-krona and...
Strengthened preparedness in the financial sector
07/11/2019 -The Government has decided to resume Sweden’s total defence, which is to say all activities needed to prepare Sweden for war. The financial sector thus needs to further develop its crisis preparedness to be able to manage a situation of a...
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.
Digitalisation makes payments more efficient
07/11/2019 -Digital payments are cheaper to execute than cash payments. An increasing proportion of digital payments thus contributes towards falling costs to society for payments. At the same time, the cost for each payment using cash increases as cash...