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Anna Seim: What is money?
09/09/2026 -What is money? Anna Seim posed this question at a seminar at the Economy Museum. For example, is Bitcoin money? No, not according to Ms Seim.
Aino Bunge: Necessary measures to protect the use of cash
24/03/2026 -“It is good that there is now a clear government bill on making it possible to pay with cash for certain essential goods and to improve access to cash services,” said First Deputy Governor Aino Bunge today when she spoke at the Kontantupproret...
Ingves: The e-krona and the payments of the future
06/11/2018 -“It is important to update the money the Riksbank issues to a format that suits the modern economy. We will therefore develop a pilot version of a central bank digital currency – an e-krona. Once we have tested the pilot version we can choose to...
af Jochnick: Central bank money in the payment market of tomorrow
24/08/2018 -Cash usage is declining and digitalisation and new technology has made it possible to make payments in real time. Increasing numbers of people are choosing to pay electronically, both person to person and between companies. The Riksbank has a...
Ingves: The Riksbank shall play an active part on the payment market
04/06/2018 -“The payment market has transformed rapidly in recent years and we will see even more changes in the period ahead.” These were the words of Stefan Ingves in his annual speech to the Swedish Economics Association at the Stockholm School of...
Ingves: Monetary policy in a new environment
05/03/2018 -“Given the crises and recession we have experienced, it is difficult not to describe the future as brighter”. These were the words of Stefan Ingves as he participated in an ESO seminar on economic policy: A brighter future? “But over the last...
Ohlsson: With inflation on target – new challenges to take on
29/05/2018 -“The economy and the way it works are constantly changing. This means that monetary policy and economic policy otherwise are always facing new challenges. These are the words of Henry Ohlsson in his speech today at Örebro University. The issues...
Skingsley: Thoughts on technology and the economy
26/03/2018 -Technological innovations, international competition and demographic developments are helping to redesign the playing field for the economy and thus the way in which economic policy is conducted. ”In Sweden, we have historically been quite good...
af Jochnick: How the Riksbank contributes to financial stability
30/01/2018 -An important task for the Riksbank is to promote efficiency and stability in the financial system. To do this in the best possible way, the Riksbank needs to have a broad mandate and the opportunity to use its instruments in a flexible manner.
The Riksbank’s Business Survey: “Surprising that economic activity is holding up so well”
26/03/2019 -Major Swedish companies are surprised that the economic situation continues to be as strong as it is. So far, they see no clear signs that a broad downturn is imminent. But despite the continued good situation, companies are less optimistic...