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Sveriges Riksbank is founded
07/02/2018 -Riksens Ständers Bank, today Sveriges Riksbank, is founded from the ruins of Stockholms Banco. The world's oldest central bank is born. It moves into Axel Oxenstierna's palace in the old town of Stockholm.
Tumba Bruk is founded
07/02/2018 -The Riksbank wishes to put an end to counterfeit banknotes. One way is to manufacture paper that is difficult to copy. So the bank starts its own paper mill at Tumba.
Change of management at Financial Stability Department
14/01/2018 -Henrik Braconier has decided to leave the post as Head of the Financial Stability Department. The Executive Board of the Riksbank has appointed Olof Sandstedt as acting head with effect from 5 October. The recruitment of a new Head of Department...
Stefan Ingves becomes Governor of the Riksbank
09/02/2018 -Ingves is Governor when the Executive Board takes the historic decision to cut the repo rate to zero in 2014 and then to introduce a negative interest rate in 2015.
New banknotes and coins
09/02/2018 -In 2015 and 2016, Sweden gets a new, modern banknote and coin series. A new denomination, the 200-krona banknote, is also introduced. The Riksbank also starts to issue the 2-krona coin again. The banknotes have new security features and the...
Sveriges Riksbank reaches the age of 350
09/02/2018 -Sveriges Riksbank reaches the age of 350. We are marking this with a number of activities. In this way, we wish to disseminate knowledge about the Riksbank's role in the Swedish economy and about important future issues.
Monetary policy subordinated
07/02/2018 -Compared with the First World War, the economic policy conducted in the Second World War is successful. The Government's policy was focused on keeping interest rates down. The Riksbank’s independence is restricted.
The Riksbank celebrates its 300th jubilee and the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel is established
07/02/2018 -The Riksbank celebrates its 300th anniversary and makes a donation to the Nobel Foundation. The donation is used for an annual prize in economic sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel. ...
Bengt Dennis becomes Governor of the Riksbank
07/02/2018 -Under Bengt Dennis, the marginal rate is raised to 500 per cent for a couple of days in 1992. The fixed exchange rate is replaced by a floating one. Dennis also manages a financial and banking crisis and introduces the Riksbank’s inflation...
The Riksbank transfers SEK 3.8 billion to the Treasury
18/02/2019 -The General Council of the Riksbank has, in accordance with the Sveriges Riksbank Act, submitted a proposal to the Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) regarding the allocation of the Riksbank's profits for the financial year 2018. The General...