Riksbank-FI merger not on the table – Swedish minister

Per Bolund says the government is not actively considering more radical ideas for reform

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Swedish deputy finance minister Per Bolund. Photo: Kristian Pohl/Government offices of Sweden
Photo: Kristian Pohl/Government Offices of Sweden

Sweden appears to be sticking with its current macro-prudential structure for the time being, despite criticisms levelled against it by Sveriges Riksbank.

Swedish deputy finance minister Per Bolund said the prospect of merging the central bank and Finansinspektionen (FI), Sweden's macro-prudential regulator, "is not an option that the Swedish government is discussing", in an interview with Central Banking.

The idea of a merger had been floated by Riksbank governor Stefan Ingves. The Riksbank

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