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The countercyclical capital buffer should remain unchanged at 2 per cent
20/08/2024 -According to a new legislative amendment that entered into force on 1 July 2024, Finansinspektionen is to consult with the Riksbank before making decisions on the countercyclical capital buffer. The Riksbank's overall position is that the...
The Riksbank proposes new regulations on reporting payment statistics
05/07/2024 -The Riksbank proposes that payment service providers and payment system operators should regularly report data on their payment services and payment systems. The data is needed for the Riksbank to be able to fulfil its objectives linked to...
In-depth analysis of the T2S platform
18/06/2024 -The Executive Board took a orientation decision in 2021 to use the T2S platform for the settlement of securities in Swedish kronor in the future. At the same time, it was decided that an in-depth analysis of the platform would be carried out...
Mats Eklund new Head of Information Technology and Digitalisation Department
25/06/2024 -The Executive Board of the Riksbank has appointed Mats Eklund new Head of the Information Technology and Digitalisation Department.
Climate-related risks need to be identified and managed
25/01/2023 -Climate change and the transition to a sustainable economy can affect price stability and economic development and threaten financial stability. The new Sveriges Riksbank Act now tasks the Riksbank to identify threats to sustainable development...
Shortage of liquidity creates difficult situations for pension managers
30/01/2023 -In September 2022, long-term UK interest rates rose sharply as the result of an unfunded budget proposal from the country’s government. This led to a liquidity crisis in many UK pension funds due to their management strategy. In a new Staff...
Erik Thedéen at the Committee on Finance: High inflation and rising interest rates are testing the resilience of the Swedish financial system
31/01/2023 -“After many years of low inflation and very low interest rates, increasing asset prices and rising indebtedness, it is uncertain how economic agents can cope with a rapid rise in inflation and interest rates.” These were the words of Erik...
Project Icebreaker proposes a new architecture for cross-border retail CBDCs
06/03/2023 -The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the central banks of Israel, Norway and Sweden have concluded Project Icebreaker, which studied the potential benefits and challenges of using retail central bank digital currencies (CBDC) in...
Banks can improve the way they measure liquidity risks
13/02/2023 -A new Economic Commentary describes how a supplementary liquidity metric, based on Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), can be calculated to take account of the additional liquidity need required for banks to be able to cope throughout the entire...
Proposals to secure cash supply
19/12/2022 -Pursuant to the new Sveriges Riksbank Act, the Riksbank shall contribute to ensuring the availability of cash to a satisfactory degree throughout Sweden. The Riksbank therefore proposes, for instance, that more actors should be able to collect...