Sveriges Riksbank
Banknotes: October to December 2024
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Portraits on banknotes: a study of the gender gap
Only Australia’s currency has gender parity; overall, less than 10% of portraited banknotes – excluding Elizabeth II – feature female images
Crashing the nth party: how third-party service provider risks compound
Cross-border collaboration may help deal with risks from multiple layers of outsourcing
Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson win Nobel prize in economics
Trio given award for work on role of colonial institutions in shaping long-term prosperity
Czech Republic, Sweden and Switzerland cut rates
25bp cuts across Europe follow Fed’s footsteps
Riksbank to receive $2.46bn from Swedish government
Capital injection will put central bank just above minimum equity level required by law
BIS publishes centuries of data on central bank balance sheets
New “spliced” series extends back to founding of Sweden’s Riksbank in 17th century
Sweden’s central bank cuts rates by 25bp
Sveriges Riksbank says country is in “mild recession"
Dollar exchange rate variation affects prices less than euro – Riksbank study
Krona-dollar depreciation often coincides with downturn in demand
Swedish government proposes $2.37bn injection for Riksbank
Government proposal falls short of central bank’s request
Riksbank updates benchmark rate calculation method
Swestr to become more robust, especially around year-end
Banknotes: April to June 2024
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
People: April to June 2024
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
Cecilia Skingsley on monetary policy tech and a unified ledger
Head of the BIS Innovation Hub speaks about tokenisation, CBDCs and the ‘black box problem’ in AI
Sweden cuts rates while Norway holds
Norges Bank warns slowing disinflation may mean maintaining rates for longer than it expected
Payment fraud is on the rise in Denmark and Sweden
Scammers and fraudsters are moving to digital realm
Banknotes: January to March 2024
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Riksbank asks government for recapitalisation
Governor called for stronger self-financing capacity in January
Rates round-up: Hungary and Moldova cut rates
Sweden holds rates but lowers inflation forecast
Riksbank uncovers problems in offline CBDC test
Latest phase of e-krona testing focused on offline payments and preventing fraud
People: Sveriges Riksbank appoints new deputy governor
BIS replaces general counsel, SNB announces new head of communications