International Reserve and Foreign Currency Liquidity as of August 31:st, 2008

The table below shows statistical information from Sveriges Riksbank and the Swedish National Debt Office regarding International Reserves as well as predetermined and contingent net flows of foreign currency during the following twelve month period. All figures are in millions of US dollars unless stated otherwise.

 

Conversion from SEK to USD is at an exchange rate of: 6,4507

 

1.  Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets

 

Marked to market, US$millions

August 31, 2008

A

Official reserve assets

32 075

1

Foreign currency reserves

27 529

(a)

Securities

23 944

of which: issuer headquartered in reporting country but
located abroad

0

(b)

total currency and deposits with:

3 585

      (i)   other national central bank, BIS and IMF

108

      (ii)  banks headquartered in the reporting country

0

            of which: located abroad

0

      (iii)   banks headquartered outside the reporting
            country

3 477

 

            of which: located in the reporting country 

0

2

IMF reserve position

403

3

SDRs

326

4

Gold (including gold deposits and, if appropriate, gold swapped)

3 788

      - volume in fine troy ounces, millions:  4,559

5

Other reserve assets

29

      - financial derivatives

0

      - other

29

B

Other foreign currency assets

86

      - loans not included in official reserve assets

86

 

        - financial derivatives not included in official
       
reserve assets

0

      - other

0

 

2.  Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets

The table below shows the net flow of foreign currency to/from Sveriges Riksbank and the Swedish National Debt Office due to interest payments and amortizations as well as repurchase agreements and forwards in foreign currency vis-á-vis SEK.

 

Nominal value, US$ millions



August 31, 2008

Maturity breakdown

Total

Up to one month

More than 1 month and up to 3 months

More than 3 months and up to 1 year

1

Foreign currency loans, securities and deposits 

-10 858

-787

-823

-9 248


 

– outflows (-)

 

Principal

-10 012

-742

-761

-8 509

 

 

Interest

-846

-45

-62

-739

 

– inflows (+) 

 

Principal

0

0

0

0

 

Interest

0

0

0

0

2

Aggregate short and long positions in forwards and futures in foreign currencies vis-à-vis the domestic currency (including the forward leg of currency swaps)




175




-18



 

25




168

(a)

Short positions (-)

-23 672

-6 643

-9 039

-7 990

(b)

Long positions (+)

23 847

6 625

9 064

8 158

3

Other

-2 292

-2 292

0

0

– outflows related to repos (-)

-2 577

-2 577

0

0

– inflows related to reverse repos (+)

285

 

285

0

0

 

3.  Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currrency assets

The table below shows contingent short-term net drain in foreign currency due to contracts regarding contingent liabilities, options and unconditional credit lines made by Sveriges Riksbank and the Swedish National Debt Office.

 

Nominal value, US$ millions

August 31, 2008

Maturity breakdown

Total

Up to one month

More than 1 month and up to 3 months

More than 3 months and up to 1 year

1

Contingent liabilities in foreign currency 

0

0

0

0

(a)

Collateral guarantees on debt falling due within 1 year 

0

0

0

0

(b)

Other contingent liabilities

0

0

0

0

2

Foreign currency securities issued with embedded options (puttable bonds)

0

3

Undrawn, unconditional credit lines  **

0

0

0

0

provided by:

– other national monetary
authories (+)

0

0

0

0

– BIS (+) 

0

0

0

0

– IMF (+) 

0

0

0

0

Undrawn, unconditional credit lines  **

0

0

0

0

provided to:
– other national monetary authories (-)

0

0

0

0

– BIS (-)

0

0

0

0

– IMF (-)

0

0

0

0

4

Aggregate short and long positions of options in foreign currencies vis-à-vis the domestic currency

0

0

0

0

**)  Sveriges Riksbank and the Swedish National Debt Office have no contracts regarding credit lines with banks and other financial institutions.

 

4.  Memo items (off balance)

The table below shows other relevant information, such as pledged assets, securities lent and on repo and financial derivative assets
of Sveriges Riksbank and the Swedish National Debt Office.

 

Marked to market, US$ millions

August 31, 2008

1.

(a)

short-term domestic currency debt indexed to the exchange rate

0

(b)

financial instruments denominated in foreign currency and settled by other means (e.g. in domestic currency)

0

(c)

pledged assets

85

– included in reserve assets

0

– included in other foreign currency assets

85

(d)

securities lent and on repo  

-2 292

– lent or repoed and included in section 1

0

– lent or repoed but not included in section 1

-2 577

 

– borrowed or acquired and included in section 1

0

– borrowed or acquired but not included in section 1

285

(e)

financial derivative assets (net, marked to market)

-16 521

– forwards

-1 081

– futures

0

– swaps

-15 439

– options

-1

– other

0

(f)

derivatives (forward, futures or options contracts) that have a residual maturity greater than one year, which are subject to margin calls

0

2.

(a)

currency composition of reserves

– currencies in SDR bakset

100%

– currencies not in SDR basket


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