Sveriges Riksbank
Sveriges Riksbank Inflation Report, No. 1, 2006
Sweden's central bank, the Sveriges Riksbank, published its First Inflation Report for 2006 on Thursday 23 February. Speaking to the Riksdag Committee on Finance, Governor Stefan Ingves said the Riksbank envisages inflation rising as capacity utilisation…
Sweden's Riksbank raises interest rates
Sweden's Riksbank raised its interest rate, the repo rate, by 0.25 percentage points to 2% on Thursday 23 February.
Riksbank appoints new director of communications
At its meeting Friday 17 February, the Executive Board of the Riksbank appointed Pernilla Meyersson new Director of Communications.
Sweden's Rosenberg on monetary policy
Sveriges Riksbank deputy governor Irma Rosenberg gave a speech on Tuesday saying new information made available since January appears to confirm indications in December that the development of economic activity is stronger than expected.
Riksbank reshuffles division of work
The Executive Board of Sweden's Riksbank made a decision on 2 February on the division of work between the members of the Board.
More hikes ahead - Sweden's Ingves
New Swedish central bank governor, Stefan Ingves, said on Monday 6 February that he expected a continued gradual increase in interest rates. The speech, given at Umea University, was Ingves' first public appearance since his appointment at the start of…
Sveriges Riksbank Annual Report 2004
According to the Sveriges Riksbank's Annual Report 2004, despite firm economic growth, inflation has remained low. In terms of the CPI and UNDIX inflation was 0.5 per cent and 0.9 per cent, respectively, in 2004.
Sweden's Rosenberg on monetary policy and economy
In the speech 'Monetary policy and the economy' given on 13 January Irma Rosenberg of the Sveriges Riksbank said the Swedish economy is growing stronger than expected in the last Inflation Report published in early December.
Sveriges Riksbank Economic Review 4th Quarter 2005
The Sveriges Riksbank has published its Economic Review for the 4th Quarter 2005. The latest edition contains four articles, 'The past ten years - experiences and conclusions,' 'Monetary policy and unemployment,' 'The future relationship between…
Sweden's Nyberg on house price developments
In the speech 'House price developments and monetary policy' given on 19 December, Lars Nyberg of the Sveriges Riksbank warned of the possibility of falling house prices in the country.
Riksbank introduces new system for publication
On Tuesday 6 December Sweden's Riksbank began using a new electronic system, Observer Online, for the distribution of press releases, speeches, minutes of monetary policy meetings and statistics.
Sveriges Riksbank Inflation Report, No. 4, 2005
Sweden's central bank, the Sveriges Riksbank, published its Fourth Inflation Report for 2005 on Friday 2 December. After a temporary slowdown at the beginning of the year, growth has picked up again, both in Sweden and in the world economy as a whole,…
Sveriges Riksbank Economic Review 3rd Quarter 2005
The Sveriges Riksbank has published its Economic Review for the 3rd Quarter 2005. This special edition is devoted to Dag Hammarskjold, whose 100th anniversary was marked with a seminar illustrating his work as an economist and his time at the Riksbank…
Riksbank research on exchnage rates
Sweden's Riksbank has initiated cooperation with a number of external researchers as a complement to the bank's regular research to make a broader, more in-depth analysis of the development of the Swedish krona and its determinants.
Sweden's Persson - speech on monetary policy
In the speech 'Monetary policy yesterday, today and tomorrow' given on 9 November Kristina Persson of the Sveriges Riksbank said the economic outlook in Sweden is favourable, but that she finds the international picture and its effects on Sweden worrying.
Sweden's Bergstrom on the labour market
In the speech 'The labour market and wage formation' given on 22 November Villy Bergstrom of the Sveriges Riksbank said developments in the labour market have been weak despite several years' firm economic growth.
SNB governor visits Sweden's Riksbank
The Chairman of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank, Jean-Pierre Roth, was due to visit the Swedish Riksbank on 17 and 18 November.
A decade of reforms at the Riksbank
Lars Heikensten explains why the world’s oldest central bank had to modernise
The Riksbank’s ongoing efficiency drive
This article, the first in a special feature modernising central banks, looks at the Riksbank’s drive to improve efficiency in cash handling, payment systems and reserve management.
Interview: Lars Heikensten
The governor of Sweden’s Riksbank explains why the world’s oldest central bank had to modernise.
Minutes from the Sveriges Riksbank Meeting, 19 Oct
The Sveriges Riksbank published the minutes from its 19 October Executive Board meeting on 31 October. The slowdown in the Swedish economy at the beginning of the year was temporary and growth in private consumption had started to increase, the minutes…
Sweden's Heikensten: Monetary policy and academics
In the speech 'Monetary policy and the academics' given on 28 October Lars Heikensten of the Sveriges Riksbank said there is no doubt that the problems central bankers face and the practical experiences they gain also have been, and still are, an…
Sveriges Riksbank Inflation Report, No. 3, 2005
Sweden's central bank, the Sveriges Riksbank, has published its Third Inflation Report for 2005. Most indications are now that the slowdown in growth at the beginning of the year was temporary both in Sweden and abroad, the report said.
IMF chief congratulates Ingves
Rodrigo de Rato, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, congratulated Stefan Ingves on Tuesday 11 October, currently Director of the IMF's Monetary and Financial Systems Department (MFD), for his appointment as Governor of Sveriges…