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Riksbank rents office premises in Stockholm
16/02/2023 -The Riksbank building on Brunkebergstorg was completed in 1976 and now needs to undergo extensive renovation and modernisation. To facilitate the renovation work and avoid disruptions to its operations, the Riksbank is renting office premises...
Riksbank exchanges EU payment
01/02/2023 -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. The...
Increasingly easy to pay for most people – but for some it has become more difficult
15/12/2022 -Most people pay digitally in Sweden today and as a result there are fewer and fewer people who use cash. However, those who do not have access to digital forms of payment have difficulties in paying bills or in redeeming payouts of pensions, for...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 23 November 2022
05/12/2022 -To bring down inflation and safeguard the inflation target, the Executive Board decided to raise the policy rate by 0.75 percentage points to 2.50 per cent at the monetary policy meeting on 23 November. Inflation is still far too high and...
Challenges to financial stability
09/11/2022 -Inflation is high and the central banks have therefore tightened monetary policy swiftly. One important reason for the strong rise in inflation is Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has also caused major disturbances in the energy market in...
The Riksbank’s Business Survey: Costs accelerating, economy slowing down
02/11/2022 -Economic activity remains good. But there are now more and more signs that demand is beginning to decline. This is reported by the major Swedish companies in the Riksbank's Business Survey. Companies' costs have continued to increase and prices...
Erik Thedéen appointed new Riksbank Governor
17/06/2022 -The General Council of the Riksbank decided today to appoint Erik Thedéen as new Governor of the Riksbank. Mr Thedéen succeeds Stefan Ingves, who leaves the Riksbank at the end of the year.
Stefan Ingves leaves the Riksbank at the end of the year
17/06/2022 -After 17 years as Governor of the Riksbank, Stefan Ingves will leave the bank when his term of office expires on 31 December 2022.
The threats to financial stability have increased
24/05/2022 -Inflation has risen rapidly in many countries, which is partly due to the aftermath of the pandemic in the form of disruptions in global supply chains and rising energy and commodity prices. Russia's invasion of Ukraine and lockdowns in China...
Riksbank launches service for instant payments
23/05/2022 -Today the RIX-INST service is launched, which means that payments between banks can be made in real time 24 hours a day and 365 days a year in central bank money. The Riksbank is thus offering the banks a secure and cost-effective payment system...