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Policy rate raised by 1 percentage point
20/09/2022 -Inflation is too high. It is undermining households’ purchasing power and making it more difficult for both companies and households to plan their finances. Monetary policy now needs to be tightened further to bring inflation back to the target.
The Riksbank’s Business Survey: “Everyone is talking about the problems, no one is talking about how well things are going”
14/06/2022 -Several of the major Swedish companies say that they have never experienced such a favourable economic situation as now. This is described in the Riksbank's latest Business Survey. It is primarily manufacturing industry companies that are...
The Riksbank tests cross-border payments with the e-krona
28/09/2022 -Sveriges Riksbank and the central banks of Israel and Norway and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) are launching Project Icebreaker, a joint explora-tion of how Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) can be used for international...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 29 June 2022
11/07/2022 -The Riksbank needs to prevent high inflation becoming entrenched in price- and wage-setting, and to ensure that inflation returns to the target. The Executive Board therefore decided at its monetary policy meeting on 29 June to increase the...
Cecilia Skingsley to become new Head of the BIS Innovation Hub
07/06/2022 -Cecilia Skingsley has been appointed new Head of the BIS Innovation Hub at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Skingsley will therefore leave her post as First Deputy Governor of the Riksbank on 15 August 2022.
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 27 April 2022
06/05/2022 -The Riksbank needs to conduct monetary policy to counteract the high inflation becoming entrenched in price- and wage-setting, and ensure that inflation returns to the target after a time. At its monetary policy meeting on 27 April, the...
Aino Bunge new Deputy Governor of the Riksbank
02/09/2022 -The General Council of the Riksbank decided today to appoint Aino Bunge new member of the Executive Board of the Riksbank. Aino Bunge succeeds Cecilia Skingsley, who left the Riksbank in August 2022 to work at BIS. The General Council also...
Ukrainian citizens can exchange Hryvnia for Swedish krona
09/06/2022 -The Riksbank has signed an agreement with Forex to exchange the local currency of Ukrainian refugees, Hryvnia, into Swedish kronor.
Further measures to alleviate the economic consequences of the pandemic
01/07/2020 -To avoid an unnecessarily prolonged and deep decline in the economy and inflation, the Executive Board has decided on several measures. The framework for the asset purchases made by the Riksbank since the crisis began is being extended from SEK...
Zero policy rate and extended asset purchases
26/11/2020 -The increased spread of infection and tighter restrictions will lead to a new downturn in the Swedish economy. To give further support in an uncertain time, improve the conditions for a recovery and help inflation rise towards the target of 2...