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Swish payments moved from Bankgirot's payment system to the Riksbank's
06/02/2024 -From March 2024, all payments in the Swish mobile app will be settled through the Riksbank's payment system RIX-INST. Settlement involves the transfer of money from one bank to another bank. The system changeover will begin in February and Swish...
The monetary policy meeting in November will be held in Jönköping
12/10/2023 -The Riksbank has decided to hold the monetary policy meeting in November at the Riksbank’s local office in Jönköping. This is intended to test the Riksbank’s preparedness by undertaking a monetary policy decision with subsequent communication in...
Minutes from the Financial Stability Council meeting on 6 December 2023
14/12/2023 -Representatives for the Swedish Government, Finansinspektionen, Sveriges Riksbank and the Swedish National Debt Office met on 6 December to discuss the general stability situation, the need for analyses and possible measures, as well as upcoming...
Ingves and Jansson at the Riksdag Committee on Finance: Monetary policy supporting recovery and inflation
16/03/2021 -The Swedish economy has withstood the second wave of infection relatively well, supported by extensive economic policy measures. This comment was made by Governor Stefan Ingves in his introduction, when he and Deputy Governor Per Jansson took...
Can digital central bank currencies function as cash?
16/02/2021 -Many central banks are currently researching the possibility of issuing digital money (central bank digital currency - CBDC) as a complement to the central bank money we use today, namely cash. However, digital central bank currencies would not...
What does research say about the effects of central bank balance sheet policies?
24/02/2021 -Central banks’ purchases of assets and other forms of balance sheet policies have had a positive effect on output and inflation. This is the conclusion of an analysis of the research literature carried out in the United States, the euro area and...
The Riksbank is strengthening the risk buffer
13/01/2021 -The financial risks on the Riksbank’s balance sheet have increased, due in part to the monetary policy measures implemented in 2020 to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the Swedish economy. The Riksbank has therefore decided to...
Watch out for fake 500-krona banknotes
12/03/2021 -The number of police reports concerning counterfeit 500-krona banknotes has increased sharply. The counterfeits are often of low quality and there are several simple ways of checking that a banknote is genuine.
The Riksbank’s new reference rate is called SWESTR
20/01/2021 -The Riksbank’s new transaction-based reference rate for the shortest maturity in Swedish krona has been given the name SWESTR (Swedish krona Short Term Rate). The test period for SWESTR commences on 27 January 2021. During the approximately...
Riksbank publishes the IMF’s report on Sweden’s economy
02/02/2021 -A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completes its annual visit to Sweden. The visit forms part of the regular consultations that the IMF has with its member countries, the so-called Article IV consultations. This year,...