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Speech by Lars Heikensten of Sweden's central bank
SPEECH - Speech by First Deputy Governor of Sveriges Riksbank, Sweden's central bank, Lars Heikensten at the Swedish Taxpayers Association, 80th anniversary, Stockholm International Fair, 4 October.
Speech by Eva Srejber of Sweden's central bank
SPEECH - Speech by Second Deputy Governor Eva Srejber of the Sveriges Riksbank, Sweden's central bank, at Fars & Frosta Sparbank AB, 25 September.
Speech by Deputy Governor of Sweden's central bank
SPEECH - Speech on Sweden and the world economy by Lars Nyberg, Deputy Governor of Sveriges Riskbank, Sweden's central bank at Danske Securities on 24 September.
Swedes warm to euro as krona totters
SWEDEN - Swedes have become positive about joining the euro for the first time in 18 months, thanks to a plunge in the value of the krona.
Speech by Eva Srejber of Sweden's central bank
SPEECH - Speech by Second Deputy Governor Eva Srejber of Sveriges Riksbank, Sweden's central bank at the Swedish Taxpayers Association 21 September.
The Swedish krona and monetary policy
SPEECH - Speech by First Deputy Governor Heikensten, of Sweden's central bank at Seminar, Credit Agricole Indosuez on 5 September.
Financial markets in a globalised world
SPEECH - Second Deputy Governor of the Riksbank, Sweden's central bank, Eva Srejber gave a speech to the Swedish Mutual Fund Association on 4 September.
Backstrom: Sweden's economy is slowing down
SPEECH - Governor Urban Backstrom of Sveriges Riksbank, the Central Bank of Sweden, gave a speech on 20 August in Harnosand, Sweden.
EMU debate crucial to long term health of Swedish
SWEDEN - With the Swedish krona suffering from classic symptoms of a small European currency remaining outside of European Monetary Union, its best hope of a sustained recovery may be an acceleration of the EMU debate and entry process, analysts say.
Euro's launch vital to debate in Sweden
SWEDEN - Goran Persson, Sweden's Social Democratic prime minister, believes the Scandinavian country could be a member of the single currency by 2005 if next January's introduction of euro notes and coins is a success.
Sweden needs stabilising tool for euro entry-union
SWEDEN - Swedish membership of the euro is not desirable unless there is a tool to stabilise the economy which would compensate for the loss of national monetary policy, the country's biggest trade union group said on 10 July.
Riksbank publish 2001 Financial Stability Report
RESEARCH - The Sveriges Riksbank, Sweden's central bank, has published its Financial Stability Report for May 2001. They report that the banking sector appears well-equipped to manage the effects that could ensue from a general economic slowdown.
Backstrom - Riksbank must 'wait and see' on rates
SWEDEN - The governor of Sweden's central bank said on 18 May the Riksbank would adopt a "wait and see" policy on rates because inflation risks were hard to assess.
Costs of forex intervention - evidence from Sweden
ARTICLE - Boo Sjoo and Richard Sweeney have published an article "The foreign-exchange costs of central bank intervention: evidence from Sweden" in the latest issue of Journal of International Money and Finance. The study supports the view that the…
EU president's statement after Ecofin meeting
EUROPE - Following is the text of an introductory statement by the European Union's Swedish president following the first session of the informal Ecofin meeting on Apr 21.
Downside risks to Swedish GDP-Riksbank minutes
SWEDEN - The balance of risks for Swedish growth and inflation are both skewed towards the downside over the next two years, according to the minutes of the Riksbank's last interest rate meeting released on Apr 9.
Swedish inflation risks muted - central bank
SWEDEN - The Sveriges Riksbank on Mar 27, 2001 left its key repo rate unchanged at 4.00 percent and cited subdued inflation pressures in a pointer that interest rates would remain on hold or fall in the next few months.
Kerstin Hessius to be Stockholm Bourse head
SWEDEN - OM Gruppen AB on Mar 26, 2001 named former Riksbank Deputy Governor Kerstin Hessius as the new president of the Stockholm stock exchange, officially known as Stockholmsboersen.
Euro entry means democracy deficit-Swedish cbanker
Swedes would be less able to call the people who decide their monetary policy to account if the country joined the EU's single currency, the deputy governor of the country's central bank said on Mar 8, 2001.
Swedish inflation risks receding-Riksbank
Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, said on Feb 26, 2001 that inflation risks appeared to have diminished since it raised interest rates in December 2000, although the outcome of the current wage round could affect the picture.
Swedish cbank board member mulled rate cut-minutes
Sweden's central bank, or Riksbank, said on Feb 15, 2001 its board, which sets monetary policy, had agreed unanimously at its last meeting on Feb 1, 2001 to keep the key repo rate unchanged at 4.00 percent. During the monetary policy discussion, however,…
Swedish Riksbank says rate policy right for now
Sweden's central bank said on Feb 9, 2001 inflation prospects were favourable and its inflation target achievable in coming years, and there was no need right now for further monetary policy measures."Today, inflation prospects seem to be favourable,"…
Sweden should raise rates soon, OECD says
The OECD on Feb 8, 2001 called on Sweden's central bank, which has signalled it plans to keep interest rates on hold for now, to tighten monetary policy soon. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said in a country report the Riksbank…
Burst IT-bubble temporary setback - Swedish c.bank
The information technology revolution will continue - despite the collapse of many IT stocks in 2000 - with unforseeable consequences for future economic policy, Sweden's central bank said on Feb 7, 2001. Riksbank governor Urban Backstrom made it clear…