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Inauguration of the BIS Innovation Hub Nordic Centre
17/09/2021 -On 16 June 2021, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) inaugurated the BIS Innovation Hub Nordic Centre in Stockholm, in collaboration with the central banks of Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
Cash free – not problem-free
29/10/2020 -People in rural areas are finding it harder to cope without cash. This is also true of elderly people. In addition, many people experience occasional technical problems when paying in shops. Cashless – not problem-free...
The Riksbank begins transition to a fully self-financed foreign exchange reserve
13/01/2021 -The Riksbank is replacing external financing of the foreign exchange reserve by purchasing foreign currency on the foreign exchange market between February 2021 and December 2023. The purchases will take place at an even pace, be paid in Swedish...
Brighter outlook, but the risks to financial stability are still elevated
26/05/2021 -With the help of extensive support measures, the Swedish financial system has coped relatively well during the pandemic and a financial crisis has been avoided. Credit supply has been maintained and important funding markets are now working...
Monetary policy decision: Zero interest rate and asset purchases for inflation more lastingly close to 2 per cent
21/09/2021 -The Swedish economy has recovered quickly and inflation is expected to become temporarily higher than 2 per cent in the coming year, before falling back again. Monetary policy needs to remain expansionary for inflation to be lastingly close to...
The General Council of the Riksbank finds no conflict of interest in connection with monetary policy decisions
17/12/2021 -Some media have claimed that Stefan Ingves and Cecilia Skingsley will not have been impartial when they made monetary policy decisions on the purchase of corporate bonds in the secondary market. This has prompted the General Council to make an...
Labour market effects of the corona crisis in the short and the long term
08/01/2021 -The corona crisis has hit the labour market hard. Although the comprehensive economic policy measures introduced during the pandemic have mitigated the negative effects, the number of unemployed has risen at the same time as employment and hours...
E-krona project enters next phase
22/02/2022 -How might an e-krona be designed? The Riksbank has examined this during the recently completed phase 2 of the e-krona project. Going forward, the focus will be on using the lessons learned from analyses and technical tests to formulate the...
Riksbank staff wartime deployment
14/03/2022 -In 2015, the Government decided that Sweden should resume its total defence planning. The Riksbank is part of Sweden's total defence and therefore needs to be able to maintain priority operations and ensure appropriate staffing in the event of a...