Sveriges Riksbank
Sweden may have a digital currency in five years, says Riksbank governor
Sveriges Riksbank is testing e-krona pilot as Swedish cash use falls rapidly
Inflation in Sweden rises to 1.9%
Analysts say stable core inflation means Riksbank is unlikely to tighten policy
Sweden’s pension funds curb inequality, official says
Riksbank’s Ohlsson says collective funds mean high asset prices benefit wider population
Riksbank prepares for second phase of e-krona pilot
Next phase will explore whether blockchain can handle scaled-up retail payments
Riksbank to open two contingency cash offices
Offices will be opened this year and next to guard against disruptions to cash supply
A bellwether moment for CBDC plans
Launch of ‘sand dollar’ may herald a new era of CBDCs as Fed and ECB step up their preparations
Wholesale CBDCs may not fix cross-border frictions – panellists
Policy-makers question whether CBDCs will make international payments faster and cheaper
Lifetime achievement: Charles Goodhart
LSE and BoE veteran has influenced central banking policy practices and frameworks all around the world
Riksbank report explains basis for green asset purchases
Report sets out legal and operational basis for “norm-based negative screening”
Riksbank renews Covid-19 lending facilities
Riksbank extends $60 billion facility and will penalise banks that do not lend to non-financial firms
Monetary innovation required to respond to next crisis – Riksbank’s Breman
Deputy governor thinks fiscal and monetary policy co-ordination will be increasingly important
Riksbank extends e-krona pilot to test offline functionality
Sweden’s central bank will continue CBDC experiment until 2022
Riksbank proposes larger transfer to Swedish Treasury
Central bank would provide Skr6.8 billion to the government in 2021
Riksbank revises up growth and inflation forecasts for 2021
Swedish central bank maintains stimulus; inflation not expected to approach target until 2023
Riksbank extends swap agreement with Fed
$60 billion line set up in response to Covid-19 extended until end of September 2021
Nordic and Baltic countries ask IMF for money laundering report
Move follows string of scandals over massive AML breaches in Baltic and Nordic banks
Riksbank to increase risk buffer
Swedish central bank concerned about future effects of asset purchases on balance sheet
The role of Tips for the future payments landscape
Tips could play a critical role in providing the infrastructure for a digital euro as well as facilitating fast and efficient cross-border payments
A ‘love-hate’ relationship with ESG screens
Screens seen as first step in adopting ESG practices, so why do so few central banks use them?
Ingves: Riksbank must have flexibility to develop new policy tools
Governor warns inquiry into central bank “clings” to an outdated view of economics
Riksbank stresses pandemic’s unpredictability
Two board members thought it unnecessary to increase asset purchases, minutes show
Pressure from Facebook may speed up digital euro development – panellists
ECB does not plan to announce whether it will proceed with digital euro proof of concept until mid-2021
Forecast errors marginally higher for growth than inflation
Data shows contrast between advanced and emerging economies
Lessons from the Riksbank’s negative rates experiment
Sweden is the only nation to have implemented negative rates and then returned them to ‘normal’ territory. What can central bankers learn from the Swedish experience?