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Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 20 September 2023
02/10/2023 -For inflation to fall back and stabilise around the target of 2 per cent within a reasonable time, the Executive Board decided at their monetary policy meeting on 20 September to raise the policy rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4 per cent. The...
Riksbank exchanges EU payment
07/06/2023 -Sweden's EU membership entails monthly contributions to the EU's budget. These payments are made in Swedish kronor by the Swedish government and exchanged into euro in the foreign exchange market by a recipient central bank within the EU. The...
Geopolitical risk affected the banks’ lending
30/06/2026 -Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Swedish banks increased their lending to companies. At the same time, lending was redirected away from energy-intensive and financially weak companies. Furthermore, banks that were more exposed...
Same objectives but different trade-offs? Norges Bank and the Riksbank after the post-pandemic inflation surge
02/07/2026 -Inflation in Sweden and Norway has diverged somewhat following the inflation surge in 2022–2023. Despite a higher policy rate in Norway, Norwegian inflation remains above target, while Swedish inflation was below in early 2026. In an Economic...
The Riksbank accesses the Eurosystem's EUREP repo facility
01/10/2026 -The Eurosystem has approved the onboarding of the Riksbank to its EUREP repo facility, which provides central banks outside the euro area with better access to liquidity in euros. This measure strengthens Sweden’s crisis preparedness and...
The Riksdag has appointed the General Council of the Riksbank for the 2026–2030 term of office
13/10/2026 -Today, the Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) elected 11 regular members and 11 deputies to the General Council of the Riksbank. The new General Council will decide on the posts of chair and vice-chair at its inaugural meeting on 23 October 2026.
The Riksbank enables instant payments between different currencies
09/06/2026 -As of today, banks and other payment service providers can use a new service for instant payments between different currencies. Initially, transfers between Swedish kronor, euro and Danish kronor will be possible.
Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford are awarded the Prize in Economic Sciences 2026
12/10/2026 -The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025 (the Economics prize) to Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford for having developed new macroeconomic models...
A new function for operational crisis management in the financial sector
30/06/2026 -Tomorrow, 1 July 2026, a new operational crisis management function will come into force. The aim of this function is to strengthen the collective capacity to manage serious disruptions in the financial system.
Minutes from the Financial Stability Council meeting on 8 June 2026
18/06/2026 -Representatives for the Swedish Government, Finansinspektionen, Sveriges Riksbank and the Swedish National Debt Office met on 8 June to discuss the general stability situation, the need for analyses and possible measures, as well as upcoming...