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The Swedish retail payments council on payments in a crisis
16/10/2018 -If the communication between a bank and a shop does not work, it is in some cases nevertheless possible to shop using a bank card. This possibility for so-called off-line payments differs between cards, however. Withdrawing cash from an ATM in a...
New indicator for risks and vulnerabilities in the Swedish financial system
28/05/2020 -A new indicator of risks and vulnerabilities in the Swedish financial system – the systemic risk indicator – is presented in a new Staff Memo. The indicator shall primarily be used to measure and illustrate risks and vulnerabilities that can...
The banking union would probably work well for Sweden
23/04/2020 -It is positive for the stability of the European financial markets that banks in the banking union are subject to joint supervision and resolution. Swedish banks have extensive cross-border activities, primarily within the EU. This means that the...
Home equity extraction activities in Sweden
15/05/2020 -Estimates suggest that one-third of mortgage borrowers in Sweden have extracted home equity at least once during the period 2010 – 2017. Home equity extraction raises the debt-to-income ratio of households by 50-70 percentage points, which may...
GDP development in Sweden relative to other countries in the wake of Covid-19
12/06/2020 -Swedish GDP closely follows that of our most important trading partners. In the crisis triggered by the coronavirus pandemic there are nevertheless a number of factors indicating that the Swedish economy could be less negatively affected in the...
General Council of the Riksbank: Safeguarding the Riksbank’s independence
16/04/2020 -It is important that the principle of an independent Riksbank is upheld in the new Sveriges Riksbank Act and the Riksbank Committee has to a large extent used this principle as a basis. In one area, however, the Committee has chosen a legal...
Special Drawing Rights back on the agenda during the coronavirus pandemic
16/09/2020 -The Special Drawing Right (SDR) was originally created out of the need for a neutral reserve currency following the Second World War. It was intended to increase liquidity in the global financial system and thereby support international trade.
Real-time data provides information support during rapid cyclical turnarounds
03/06/2020 -Sudden cyclical fluctuations, such as those of recent months, mean that the Riksbank needs information more rapidly and more frequently than many traditional statistical products can provide. To gain a quick oversight of how the coronavirus...
Riksbank uses external consultant for analysis work
15/05/2020 -To keep monetary policy expansionary and provide support to the economy, the Executive Board decided on 19 March to purchase, within the scope of the Riksbank’s bond purchase programme, bonds and certificates issued by Swedish...
IMF on the economic effects of the coronavirus in Sweden
05/06/2020 -The International Monetary Fund (IMF) describes how the Swedish economy has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic in light of Sweden’s strategy, which is based more on recommendations and social responsibility than on legal obligations. The...