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The Riksbank extends its loan commitments to the IMF
22/10/2020 -On 21 October, the Riksdag approved the Riksbank’s extension and renewal of two of its loan agreements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The new agreements mean that the Riksbank will continue to contribute to maintaining the IMF’s...
Market for green bonds in Sweden growing rapidly
15/12/2020 -In recent years, the market for green bonds has grown significantly and in Sweden the market is large, in an international perspective. It is therefore important, from a financial stability perspective, that the Riksbank should understand and...
Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson awarded the Prize in Economic Sciences for 2020
12/10/2020 -The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2020 (the Nobel Prize in Economics) to Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson, Stanford University, USA. They...
Minutes from the Financial Stability Council meeting on 4 December 2020
11/12/2020 -Representatives for the Swedish Government, Finansinspektionen, Sveriges Riksbank and the Swedish National Debt Office met on 4 December to discuss the general stability situation, the need for analyses and possible measures, as well as upcoming...
Zombie firms in Sweden do not constitute a threat to either financial stability or economic growth
29/09/2020 -In most developed countries, there has been an increase in economically weak companies, known as “zombie firms”. Cristina Cella has studied Swedish zombie firms. Her analysis shows that zombie firms have not increased dramatically in Sweden over...
GDP development in Sweden relative to other countries in the wake of Covid-19
12/06/2020 -Swedish GDP closely follows that of our most important trading partners. In the crisis triggered by the coronavirus pandemic there are nevertheless a number of factors indicating that the Swedish economy could be less negatively affected in the...
Special Drawing Rights back on the agenda during the coronavirus pandemic
16/09/2020 -The Special Drawing Right (SDR) was originally created out of the need for a neutral reserve currency following the Second World War. It was intended to increase liquidity in the global financial system and thereby support international trade.
Mortgage rates can change without the Riksbank adjusting the policy rate
25/09/2020 -Mortgage rates for Swedish households co-vary with the Riksbank’s repo rate, but are also dependant on several other factors. One of these is how Swedish banks are funded and how the cost of their funding develops. In a new Economic Commentary,...
Redeem your invalid banknotes now – the fee will be raised from 1 October 2020
18/09/2020 -It is now three years since the banknote and coin changeover was completed, but there are still invalid banknotes missing to a value of SEK 5.5 billion. These are banknotes that became invalid during the changeover in 2015-2017. Take the...
The Riksbank and the ECB to explore cross-currency instant payments
06/10/2020 -The Riksbank and the ECB will explore the feasibility of using the TIPS platform to accommodate instant settlement of payments across European currencies, such as the Swedish krona and the euro. Providing cross-currency instant settlement...