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Consultation on Instant payments and the Riksbank’s role in the payment infrastructure
05/06/2018 -An infrastructure for the settlement of instant payments will become an increasingly important element of the payment landscape. The Riksbank therefore invites participants in the RIX system, and other interested parties, to give their views on...
The Riksbank responds to Flug and Honohan’s review of monetary policy, 2015-2020
25/05/2022 -Historically, 2015-2020 was an exceptional monetary policy period, with low inflation, a negative repo rate and strongly growing balance sheets in the central banks. The Executive Board welcomes the reviewers’ work and their assessment that the...
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...
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...
The Riksbank supports temporary exemptions from the amortisation requirement
08/04/2020 -Finansinspektionen’s previously introduced amortisation requirements have strengthened the resilience of households to various shocks. But the outbreak of the coronavirus and the measures considered necessary to delay the spread of infection...
The Riksbank supports the proposal for LCR requirements in individual currencies
10/04/2019 -The Riksbank has long considered that the Swedish banks should face Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) requirements in both Swedish krona and other significant currencies. It is therefore good that Finansinspektionen is proposing LCR requirements...
New proposed bill hinders the Riksbank's crisis management
16/04/2020 -The ongoing coronavirus pandemic shows that Sweden needs a Riksbank that is capable of taking action to support the Government and Riksdag (parliament) in the work on alleviating the economic consequences of a crisis. However, the Riksbank...
The Riksbank's consultation response regarding changes in the macroprudential policy area
16/10/2025 -The Riksbank generally supports the proposals in the memorandum “Utveckling av makrotillsynsområdet” (Development of the macroprudential policy area). The Riksbank is in favour of the proposal that the Riksbank should be responsible for setting...
Calculation method for STIBOR does not instil confidence
31/03/2021 -Despite the STIBOR reference rate now being reformed, it will continue to be based to an excessive extent on judgements rather than actual transactions. There is also a lack of transparency regarding STIBOR and how it is calculated. These...
Consultation response: Important for the Swedish economy to have better data on households’ assets and liabilities
20/04/2023 -It is in Sweden’s best interests that the Riksbank and other economic policy makers can base their decisions on the best possible information and thereby carry out their tasks in the best way possible. The Riksbank therefore supports the...