Riksbank to receive $2.46bn from Swedish government
Capital injection will put central bank just above minimum equity level required by law
Sweden’s government is to inject Skr25 billion ($2.46 billion) of capital into the country’s central bank on September 25.
Sveriges Riksbank’s equity will be Skr23 billion when it receives the injection. This will put it just above the minimum (Skr20.9 billion) equity level prescribed in the 2023 Riksbank Act.
The bank suffered losses because of its holdings of krona-denominated debt, which it held to maintain price stability and which peaked at Skr927 billion in May 2022.
The Riksbank had
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