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Are payments in Sweden safe?
14/03/2024 -Are payments in Sweden safe? Payments in Sweden are generally safe, but there are shortcomings that should be addressed. First, the cash infrastructure is entirely dependent on two private operators and is therefore highly vulnerable to changes...
Consultation response: Clearer legislation on Riksbank financing is positive
18/09/2024 -The Riksbank welcomes the possibility of requiring credit institutions to hold interest-free deposits in the Riksbank and has no objection to the obligation to make a submission to restore equity in the event of insufficient equity instead...
Executive Board at Committee on Finance hearing on current monetary policy
15/10/2024 -Inflation is back close to the target. The policy rate has been cut three times in five months and is expected to be cut further in the future. Low and stable inflation and lower interest costs are improving households’ finances and making it...
New European initiative to improve instant payments between different currencies
23/10/2024 -ECB is now launching an initiative aimed at making it easier for companies to develop services for making instant payments between different currencies. Initially, payments will be possible between euros, Swedish kronor, and Danish kroner. A...
References
23/03/2023 -References The Riksbank (2023). Cost of Payments in Sweden 2021, Riksbank Studies, No. 1, March 2023. Bergman, M., G. Guibourg and B. Segendorf (2007). The Cost of Paying – Private and Social Costs of Cash and Card Payments, Sveriges Riksbank...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 8 February 2023
20/02/2023 -Inflation is far too high and has continued to rise. For inflation to fall and stabilise around the target within a reasonable time, the Executive Board has decided to raise the Riksbank's policy rate by 0.5 percentage points to 3.0 per cent.
Erik Thedéen chaired the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision meeting in Stockholm
22/05/2025 -On 20-21 May, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision met in Stockholm. The meeting was chaired by Erik Thedéen, Governor of the Riksbank, who has been the chairman of the Committee since May 2024.
Joint approach regarding liquidity support in bank resolution
02/06/2025 -The Swedish National Debt Office and the Riksbank have developed a joint approach to liquidity support for banks in resolution. The aim is to make it clearer to market participants how the liquidity supply of a bank in resolution can be secured.
Swedish exports to the USA - which sectors are most affected by higher tariffs?
30/05/2025 -The Swedish economy is closely linked to the United States, both directly and through global value chains, and Swedish exports to the United States have increased in recent years. The United States is Sweden's third largest destination for...
What is settlement in central bank money and why is it important?
20/02/2024 -What is settlement in central bank money and why is it important? Put simply, a distinction is made between settlement in central bank money and settlement in commercial bank money. In short, this is about who provides the accounts in which the...