News

New motif on this year's 1-krona coin

Image of the 1-krona (2009) 15/01/2009 All 1-krona coins minted in 2009 will carry a new motif on their reverse to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Finland’s separation from Sweden. The reverse of the 1-krona has a special strike composed by designer Annie Winblad Jakubowski. This consists of a symbolic depiction of the sea as a link connecting Sweden and Finland.   Read more

Questions and answers on the 1-krona coin

15/01/2009 Frequently asked questions on the new 1-krona coin   Read more

The Riksbank offers SEK loans on 16 January

14/01/2009 On Friday, 16 January, the Riksbank will offer the sixth loan within the programme, where the announced sum in the auction is SEK 40 billion. The loans are provided against collateral and have a maturity of 91 days, which means that repayment is due on 21 April 2009. A minimum interest is set at repo rate plus a supplement of 0.25 percentage points.   Read more

On 21 January the Riksbank offers new SEK loans against commercial paper

09/01/2009 In order to improve the supply of loans to the corporate sector, on 28 October the Riksbank decided to set up a temporary credit facility. The loans are provided in an auction procedure and their lifetime is three months. The next auction will be held on 21 January.  Read more

Wickman-Parak: Inflation targeting and the financial crisis

09/01/2009 "The events of last autumn clearly illustrate that with a credible monetary policy framework it is possible to conduct a flexible monetary policy that can quickly be adapted to sudden changes in circumstances," says Deputy Governor Barbro Wickman-Parak in a speech at a seminar arranged by LO (the Swedish Trade Union Confederation).  Read more
Today’s auction of credit in US dollars with a maturity of 84 days has now been completed
07/01/2009
Today’s auction of three-month SEK loans has now been completed
05/01/2009
Exchange of EU payment
02/01/2009
Financial market statistics including money supply, November 2008. Press release on Statistics Sweden’s website
30/12/2008
Today’s auction of three-month SEK loans has now been completed
19/12/2008
News archive 
CALENDAR
27/01/2009 09:00

Executive Board meeting

30/01/2009 13:00

General Council meeting

05/02/2009 09:00

Executive Board meeting

06/02/2009 13:00

General Council meeting

10/02/2009 09:00

Executive Board monetary policy meeting, No 1


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Key figures
THE RIKSBANK'S INFLATION TARGET
2.0%
The target has applied since 1995

Read more about the inflation target

INFLATION IN DECEMBER 2008
0.9%
Next publishing will be on Thursday 19th February at 09.30 a.m.

Read more about the current inflation rate

Link to Statistics Sweden, SCB

THE REPO RATE
2.0%
Applies from Wednesday, 10 december 2008. Next monetary policy meeting will be on 10 February 2009.

Press Release

Minutes of the Executive Board´s monetary policy meeting

Table, repo rate

MONETARY POLICY REPORT
The next Monetary Policy Report will be published on 11 February 2009

Monetary Policy Report

The Riksbank

Sveriges Riksbank is Sweden’s central bank and a public authority under the Riksdag, the Swedish parliament.  The Riksbank is responsible for conducting monetary policy, the objective of which is to maintain a low and stable level of inflation. The Bank also has the task of ensuring that payments in the economy can be made safely and efficiently.

Financial trubulence The Riksbnk's response
Financial turbulence - the Riksbank's response The Riksbank has taken a number of actions as a result of the current financial turbulence. This page contains links to the information that we have published in connection with this. Read more
Picture symbolize questions and answers
Questions and answers on the financial turmoil - updated on 17 December The Riksbank has compiled a number of questions and answers to explain our role in dealing with the prevailing financial turmoil. The page is updated with questions and answers regularly. Read more
Picture of employees
86 per cent satisfied with their work situation Employees of the Riksbank are even more satisfied with their work situation than they were last year. Confidence in both Stefan Ingves and line managers has increased. Read more