August 11, 2020
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has extensive expertise in central bank legislation and a unique international insight into how it is designed in different countries. In light of this, the …
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July 3, 2020
Further measures to alleviate the economic consequences of the pandemic
June 29, 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 …
June 18, 2020
The functioning of the Swedish fixed-income market is considered to have deteriorated, compared with last autumn, due to the coronavirus pandemic. This is revealed by the Riksbank’s Financial markets survey, …
June 6, 2020
Sudden cyclical fluctuations, such as those of recent months, mean that the Riksbank needs information more rapidly and more frequently than many traditional statistical products can provide. To gain a …
April 30, 2020
The corona pandemic is hitting the world hard and restrictions to reduce the spread of infection are leading to widespread economic consequences. In recent weeks, the Executive Board of the …
Continue reading “Monetary Policy April 2020: The Riksbank is Supporting an Economy in Crisis”
April 9, 2020
The Riksbank is to offer further loan opportunities within the scope of its programme for corporate loans. At the same time, the programme is being extended to include onward lending …
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April 7, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has led to liquidity problems on the financial markets, both in Sweden and abroad. Several companies report that they are having difficulties in refinancing their loans and …
Continue reading “Riksbank to buy commercial paper for SEK 32 billion – next purchase 8 April”
April 6, 2020
The Riksbank has today entered into an agreement on connecting a new service, RIX-INST, to the Eurosystem’s TIPS payment platform. This means that payments between banks will be able to …
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April 6, 2020
The Riksbank has today entered into an agreement on connecting a new service, RIX-INST, to the Eurosystem’s TIPS payment platform. This means that payments between banks will be able to …
Continue reading “The Riksbank to join the ECB’s TIPS platform”
