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Carney, Liikanen and Powell to participate in the Riksbank’s 350th anniversary conference
06/04/2018 -The programme for the Riksbank's anniversary conference on 25 May has now been confirmed. Speakers and panellists will include central bank governors, economists and academics from the entire world. Among others, Governor Mark Carney of the Bank...
New issue of the journal Sveriges Riksbank Economic Review
26/03/2018 -The first issue of Sveriges Riksbank Economic Review for 2018 contains articles covering a broad range of central bank issues – from the fundamental tasks of central banks and cooperation with central banks in emerging markets to analyses of...
Reduced use of cash natural consequence of digitalisation
14/05/2018 -Cash usage is declining rapidly in Sweden. This appears to be driven by decreasing demand. Quite simply, the general public prefers electronic payments such as debit cards and Swish. In a new Economic Commentary, the authors argue that this is a...
The Riksbank’s oversight of the financial infrastructure
18/05/2018 -The Riksbank oversees the financial infrastructure to carry out its statutory tasks of promoting a safe and efficient payment system and maintaining price stability. A smoothly-functioning financial infrastructure is essential for payments and...
New committee for the Scandinavian Foreign Exchange Market
31/05/2018 -A Scandinavian FX Committee has been established. This Committee will provide a forum bringing together representatives of the Scandinavian central banks and market participants to meet regularly and discuss current issues on the wholesale...
The Riksbank’s 350-year history is celebrated with an anniversary conference
25/05/2018 -On 25 May the Riksbank and the Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) are organising an anniversary conferences with the theme “The role of central banks in the past, present and future”. Among those taking part are the Governors of the Bank of...
Swedish banknotes will not be printed in Malta
18/05/2018 -Crane AB, which prints Swedish banknotes, has announced that it will be winding up the banknote printing works in Tumba and will instead continue its operations in Malta. The Riksbank's agreement with Crane AB states that Swedish banknotes will...
The Riksbank’s activities 2016 - continued expansionary monetary policy
17/01/2018 -In 2016, the Riksbank conducted an increasingly expansionary monetary policy to support the positive development of the Swedish economy and to cause inflation to rise towards the target of 2 per cent. This is noted in the Riksbank's Annual...
Swedish net exports are largely made up of goods that have been produced abroad
17/01/2018 -The authors of a new staff memo show that Sweden's current account surplus is no longer due to the traditional trade in goods. Instead, it is what is known as merchanting, the trade margin that arises between the purchase price and the sale...
The Future of Forward Guidance – international research conference 11-12 May
17/01/2018 -On 11-12 May the Riksbank is organising the conference “The Future of Forward Guidance” for invited participants and speakers. The conference is about how central banks can communicate with regard to their future monetary policy.