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Riksbank takes sustainability into account when purchasing corporate bonds
15/03/2021 -With effect from January 2021, the Riksbank will only offer to purchase bonds issued by companies deemed to comply with international standards and norms for sustainability, The authors of an Economic Commentary describe the background to the...
The Riksbank intends to publish average rates and an index for SWESTR
16/04/2021 -During the third quarter of 2021, the Riksbank intends to start calculating and publishing backward-looking averages of and an index for the Riksbank’s SWESTR reference rate (Swedish krona Short-Term Rate). Average rates can be used in new...
Riksbank reports currency exchanges for a self-financed foreign exchange reserve
01/03/2021 -On the first Monday in every month the Riksbank reports the previous month’s foreign currency exchanges made for the purpose of having appropriate long-term funding for the foreign exchange reserve. The exchanges of Swedish krona for euro and US...
Riksbank publishes further information on its corporate bond purchases
01/02/2021 -With the aim of further increasing transparency regarding the Riksbank’s purchases of securities, a list of prices and volumes for all of the Riksbank’s corporate bond purchases will be published for the first time today.
Riksbank extends test of technical solution for the e-krona
12/02/2021 -In partnership with Accenture, the Riksbank is conducting a pilot project to develop a proposal for a technical solution for an e-krona that can work as a complement to cash. The main aim of the pilot is for the Riksbank to increase its knowledge...
Riksbank opens offices in Falun and Jönköping
17/03/2021 -The Riksbank is responsible for supplying Sweden with banknotes and has a cash handling office in Märsta, north of Stockholm. To enable cash handling in the event of a crisis or serious disruption to society, we are opening two new offices.
Slowdown in foreign trade worrying for Swedish economy
22/05/2020 -Global trade has increased rapidly since the early 1990s, thanks to technological developments and increasingly liberal trade regulations. But, after the great recession of 2008–2009, this development has come to a halt. A return to a global...
The functioning of the fixed-income market has deteriorated due to the coronavirus pandemic
16/06/2020 -The functioning of the Swedish fixed-income market is considered to have deteriorated, compared with last autumn, due to the coronavirus pandemic. This is revealed by the Riksbank's Financial markets survey, which was carried out in April and...
New issue of the Riksbank’s journal Economic Review
18/06/2020 -The second issue of Sveriges Riksbank Economic Review in 2020 has a special theme, namely central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and the e-krona. Regular readers of the Economic Review may remember that there was a theme issue on the e-krona in...
IMF experts present their view on the Riksbank Inquiry’s proposals
05/08/2020 -The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has extensive expertise in central bank legislation and a unique international insight into how it is designed in different countries. In light of this, the Riksbank invited IMF experts to present their view...