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Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 23 October 2019
05/11/2019 -At the Monetary Policy Meeting on 23 October 2019, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to leave the repo rate unchanged at –0.25 per cent. As in September, the forecast for the repo rate indicates that the rate will most probably be...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 19 December 2018
09/01/2019 -At the monetary policy meeting on 19 December 2018, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to raise the repo rate by 0.25 percentage points to –0.25 per cent. The forecast for the repo rate indicates that the next rate rise will probably...
The Riksbank awarded first prize for best website
28/01/2019 -The Riksbank has picked up first prize as best website of the year among the world’s central banks. The prize is awarded by the Central Banking Journal in the category Best Website of the Year 2019. In particular, the jury highlighted the...
The Riksbank transfers SEK 3.8 billion to the Treasury
18/02/2019 -The General Council of the Riksbank has, in accordance with the Sveriges Riksbank Act, submitted a proposal to the Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) regarding the allocation of the Riksbank's profits for the financial year 2018. The General...
Cryptocurrencies are not normal money
07/11/2019 -Cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, vary considerably in value and are difficult to use to make payments. “Stablecoins” are a new kind of cryptocurrency that aims to be more stable, for example, by having reserves in other currencies or assets.
More common to pay by mobile phone app (Swish)
07/11/2019 -Payments in the form of instant account-to-account transfers are increasing sharply. For this type of payment to be able to continue to grow, the infrastructure for payments needs to be modernised. Swish is the most common form of instant payment...
Key drivers and trends
07/11/2019 -The digitalisation of society opens the door for new payment solutions and new players on the payment market. New legislation (PSD2) and new technology are accelerating this development. It is becoming easier to pay for most people and consumers...
Hearing of the Riksdag Committee on Finance on monetary policy 2018
02/05/2019 -On Thursday, the entire Executive Board of the Riksbank took part in an open hearing of the Riksdag Committee on Finance on the report Account of Monetary Policy 2018. The report forms part of the material for the annual assessment of monetary...
EU banking package sets new requirements for Swedish banks
20/05/2019 -The banking package is the collective name for several coming changes to the European regulations that must be observed by banks wishing to operate in the EU. The aim of the package is to strengthen the banking sector’s resilience to financial...
Need for new statistics on household assets and liabilities
14/05/2019 -The Riksbank would like to see a committee of experts review how new statistics on households’ assets and liabilities can be gathered. These statistics would improve the scope for the Riksbank and Finansinspektionen to maintain stability in the...