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Digital central bank money internationally

The Riksbank was one of the first central banks to consider the possibility of issuing a digital central bank currency (CBDC), but interest in the issue has grown rapidly in recent years and today most central banks are examining the conditions...

Difference between e-kronor, cryptocurrencies and crypto-assets

The digitalisation of society has changed the way we pay. This development has led central banks to consider the possibility of issuing digital central bank money, also known as central bank digital currency (CBDC), such as an e-krona in Sweden...

Monetary policy decision September 2026

1,75 Monetary policy decision Next monetary policy decision? September 2026 CSV-grafblock med prognosen för styrräntan september 2026 ENG The next monetary policy meeting will take place on 3 November 2026 and information on the monetary policy...

Monetary policy decision May 2026

1,75 Monetary policy decision Next monetary policy decision May 2026 The next monetary policy meeting will take place on 16 June 2026 and information on the monetary policy decision, including the policy rate, will be communicated the day after,...

E-krona pilot phase 1

The e-krona pilot project’s report on the first phase of the project describes in brief the technical solution tested and the legal analyses made of the solution. The report also contains an account of the overall lessons learned from the...

Monetary policy

The objective of monetary policy is to maintain a low and stable rate of inflation. More precisely target is to hold CPIF inflation at around 2 per cent a year. Without neglecting the inflation target, the Riksbank shall moreover contribute to a...

E-krona project, report 1

In September 2017, the e-krona project published a first interim report with a conceptual proposal as to how an e-krona might look and function. The Riksbank has not yet taken any decisions on issuing an e-krona.

Dialogue forum on the e-krona

The forum started in 2022 and has aimed to gather knowledge and information from market participants that can help the Riksbank in its work to design a sustainable ecosystem for an e-krona should a decision be made to issue one.

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Monetary policy decision September 2024

3,25 Monetary policy decision What is the forecast for the policy rate? Next monetary policy decision? September 2024 The figure below shows the outcomes for the policy rate (solid line) and the Executive Board’s assessment of the policy rate in...