Sweden
Riksbank offers explanation for lending to IMF
Swedish central bank sets out reasons for recommending an increase in the country's contribution to IMF funds
Riksbank governor awarded King's medal
Stefan Ingves becomes fifth Riksbank governor to be given the King’s Medal; honour awarded for “outstanding contributions in the financial sector”
Riksbank submits proposal to transfer allocation of profit to Treasury
Swedish central bank plans to transfer Skr7.5 billion to Treasury; full plan to be revealed at end of March
Ingves targets domestic Sifis with tougher capital rules
Basel Committee chairman Stefan Ingves says all institutions whose disorderly distress or failure could trigger a systemic crisis should be subject to additional capital requirements
Swedish authorities improve macroprudential policy co-operation
The Riksbank and Finansinspektionen form a new council for co-operation on macroprudential policy; group will not infringe on two authorities' independence in decision-making
Norges Bank paper on central bank independence in the post-war era
Norges Bank case study shows central banks in the UK and Sweden had a higher degree of operational independence than Norway, despite its legal autonomy from government
Iceland receives final Nordic cash injection
Central Bank of Iceland receives last tranche of loans from Nordic countries as part of IMF deal to build foreign exchange reserves; agrees to delay loan from Poland
Svensson: Riksbank’s forecasts 'confused'
Riksbank minutes highlight deputy governor Lars Svensson’s concerns over biases in projections for repo rate and resource utilisation in Sweden
Riksbank appoints new head of general secretariat
Former head of Riksbank’s monetary policy department Anders Vredin replaces Kai Barvèll as head of general secretariat
Sweden lowers benchmark rate for first time in two years
Riksbank announces a drop of 25 percentage points to the repo rate; first time the rate has been reduced since 2009
Riksbank's Öberg calls for focus on shorter forecast horizons
Riksbank first deputy governor, Svante Öberg, says limitations in analysts’ forecasting beyond one year requires greater emphasis on near-term outlook
Riksbank appoints two new deputy governors
Kerstin af Jochnick and Per Jansson will succeed Svante Öberg and Lars Nyberg on the Swedish central bank’s executive board at the beginning of next year
Households hedge labour risk: Riksbank paper
Riksbank study shows households hedge labour income risk in more volatile jobs market
Sweden sets higher capital buffers for big banks
Swedish authorities say capital buffers of country’s largest banks will be raised to 10% of risk-weighted assets by 2013, swelling to 12% in 2015
Monetary and financial stability policy are distinct: Riksbank’s Svensson
Riksbank deputy governor Lars Svensson says financial stability policy should not be confused with monetary policy
Sweden will go beyond Basel III capital rules, says Ingves
Riksbank governor Stefan Ingves says Sweden will follow Switzerland and UK in implementing higher capital adequacy requirements than Basel III for largest banks; details to be released soon
Riksbank narrows banknote design contest
Swedish central bank selects eight finalists out of 46 entrants to go on to final stage of krona banknote design competition; winner to be announced next April
Riksbank was ‘wrong’ to raise rates: Svensson
Riksbank deputy governor Lars Svensson says Riksbank miscalculated repo rate path and should have followed Federal Reserve with accommodative stance
Riksbank postpones rate hike on weaker global outlook
Riksbank votes to hold rates at 2% amid concerns over public finances abroad and deterioration in global growth; central bank revises downward repo path
Riksbank paper investigates sectoral inflation
Working paper suggests flaws in past research on the topic
Riksbank told to improve on financial stability activities
Expert evaluation of monetary policy and work regarding financial stability leads to several key recommendations
Foreign central banks pile into Swedish government bonds
Central banks acquired 49% of the latest sale of government debt issued by The Swedish National Debt Office.
Riksbank increases outreach efforts
The Riksbank is increasing surveillance of funding markets and interbank markets; talks intensify with domestic banks and other central banks