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Ingves and Jansson to participate in IMF spring meeting
20/04/2018 -On 16-22 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...
Ingves and Ohlsson at the Riksdag Committee on Finance Hearing on monetary policy
17/01/2018 -Today, Governor Stefan Ingves and Deputy Governor Henry Ohlsson are taking part in the year's first hearing on monetary policy at the Riksdag Committee on Finance.
New issue of the Riksbank’s journal Economic Review
19/03/2021 -The first edition of Sveriges Riksbank Economic Review for 2021 contains four articles, which all cover subjects related to central bank core activities. The first article discusses why the krona weakened during the period from 2013 to the...
Zombie firms in Sweden do not constitute a threat to either financial stability or economic growth
29/09/2020 -In most developed countries, there has been an increase in economically weak companies, known as “zombie firms”. Cristina Cella has studied Swedish zombie firms. Her analysis shows that zombie firms have not increased dramatically in Sweden over...
Riksbank bond purchases also lower short-term interest rates
16/12/2021 -A stated objective of central bank bond purchases is to lower long-term interest rates. The government bond purchases of the Swedish central bank, the Riksbank, have, however, also lowered interest rates for short-term holding periods. These...
Ingves and Ohlsson at the Riksdag Committee on Finance: A combination of measures most effective to support the economy
20/10/2020 -Governor Stefan Ingves and Deputy Governor Henry Ohlsson today took part in the year's second hearing on monetary policy at the Riksdag Committee on Finance. They commented among other things on the measures taken by the Riksbank to alleviate...
Mortgage rates can change without the Riksbank adjusting the policy rate
25/09/2020 -Mortgage rates for Swedish households co-vary with the Riksbank’s repo rate, but are also dependant on several other factors. One of these is how Swedish banks are funded and how the cost of their funding develops. In a new Economic Commentary,...
Money and legislation need to be adapted to digitalisation
15/10/2020 -The Riksbank has the task of ensuring that payments can be made safely and efficiently and that the krona retains its value. For this to be possible, cash needs to be both protected and supplemented with a digital alternative. The right...
The Riksbank extends its loan commitments to the IMF
22/10/2020 -On 21 October, the Riksdag approved the Riksbank’s extension and renewal of two of its loan agreements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The new agreements mean that the Riksbank will continue to contribute to maintaining the IMF’s...
Redeem your invalid banknotes now – the fee will be raised from 1 October 2020
18/09/2020 -It is now three years since the banknote and coin changeover was completed, but there are still invalid banknotes missing to a value of SEK 5.5 billion. These are banknotes that became invalid during the changeover in 2015-2017. Take the...