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Riksbank exchanges EU payment
31/01/2018 -Sweden's EU membership entails monthly contributions to the EU's budget. These payments are made in Swedish kronor by the Swedish government and exchanged into euro in the foreign exchange market by a recipient central bank within the EU.
Martin Flodén’s mandate extended a further six years
16/02/2018 -The General Council of the Riksbank decided at its meeting on 16 February to extend Deputy Governor Martin Flodén’s mandate as member of the Executive Board for a further six years, with effect from 22 May 2018. Martin Flodén’s mandate will...
Open day at the Riksbank, 22 September
14/09/2018 -On Saturday, 22 September 2018, the world’s oldest central bank, the Riksbank is celebrating its 350th birthday and opening the doors of its head office in Stockholm to the general public.
Central banks have entered into swap agreements in US dollars with the Federal Reserve
19/03/2020 -Today, the Federal Reserve, Reserve Bank of Australia, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Bank of Korea, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Danmarks Nationalbank, Norges Bank and Sveriges Riksbank announced that temporary, mutual currency arrangements...
Riksbank offers first USD loan on Thursday, 26 March
24/03/2020 -The Riksbank decided on 19 March to offer the banks loans in USD against collateral. The first auction of USD 10 billion with a maturity of 3 months will be held on Thursday, 26 March, starting at 1400 hours. The framework amount is USD 60...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 25 April 2023
09/05/2023 -For inflation to fall and stabilise at the target within a reasonable period of time, the Executive Board decided to raise the Riksbank's policy rate by 0.5 percentage points to 3.5 per cent. The forecast indicates that the policy rate will...
Eight monetary policy meetings a year from 2024
21/09/2023 -The Executive Board has decided that with effect from 2024 they will hold eight instead of five monetary policy meetings per year. The Executive Board has also taken a decision on the meetings calendar for the full year 2024.
Henrik Braconier new Head of the Financial Stability Department
14/01/2018 -The Executive Board of the Riksbank has appointed Henrik Braconier as new Head of the Financial Stability Department. Henrik Braconier is currently Chief Economist at Finansinspektionen (the Swedish financial supervisory authority). He will take...
Repo rate unchanged at −0.50 per cent − bond purchases according to plan
14/01/2018 -Economic activity is strong and inflation is close to the target of 2 per cent. Monetary policy needs to remain expansionary for inflation to continue to be close to 2 per cent. The Executive Board of the Riksbank has therefore decided to hold...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 25 October 2017
17/01/2018 -At the Monetary Policy Meeting on 25 October 2017, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to hold the repo rate unchanged at −0.50 per cent. The first rate increase is expected to be made in the middle of 2018, which is the same assessment...