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Information for those who have been offered a position with us
03/07/2023 -According to Article 24 of the Instructions for the Riksbank, every employee of the Riksbank shall be familiar with and comply with a number of rules that apply at the Riksbank. Before you sign your employment contract, it is therefore necessary...
Important role for Hammarskjöld
07/02/2018 -Dag Hammarskjöld has great influence over the coordination of fiscal and monetary policy, both as state secretary at the Ministry of Finance and as Chairman of the Riksbank's General Council. Later, he becomes the UN’s first and, so far, only...
The interest rate coup
07/02/2018 -Without informing the Government in advance, the Riksbank raises the repo rate by an entire percentage point, from 4 to 5 per cent. The decision leads to heated political debate but marks the end of the low interest rate policy. ...
The Kreuger Crash
07/02/2018 -Ivar Kreuger’s enormous financial empire collapses in the wake of the Wall Street Crash. Despite enormous credits from Swedish banks and the Riksbank, he is unable to get his affairs in order and found dead on March 12, 1932 in Paris.
First in the world with price stability target
07/02/2018 -After speculation against the krona, Sweden abandons the gold standard. The exchange rate becomes variable but, to protect domestic purchasing power, the Riksbank becomes the first central bank in the world to have a price stability target as a...
Financial crisis managed
07/02/2018 -A financial crisis breaks out in the United States. It rapidly spreads to Europe and Sweden. For the first time, the Riksbank acts as a modern central bank and manages the crisis.
Strong deflation after the war
07/02/2018 -The end of the war means that the strong demand for Swedish products abroad collapses with devastating deflation and an economic crisis as consequence.
The Riksbank moves to Helgeandsholmen
07/02/2018 -The Riksbank moves from Järntorget to the new premises in what would later become the Riksdag building.
Thedéen: Independence must be earned every day
01/12/2025 -Good afternoon everyone! It is good to see that there is so much interest in these seminars on central banking issues and I would like to take this opportunity to thank SNS for excellent cooperation. This is the second year in a row that we have...