Riksbank prolongs swap agreement with Latvian central bank

Riksbank offers SEK loans with 12-month maturity

07/05/2009 To further alleviate the banks’ financing and thereby facilitate the supply of credit to Swedish companies, the Riksbank is offering loans in Swedish krona with a maturity of twelve months.   Read more

Minutes of the Executive Board’s monetary policy meeting on 20 April 2009

05/05/2009 The decision to lower the repo rate to 0.5 percent was not unanimous. Deputy Governor Lars E.O. Svensson advocated a greater lowering of the repo rate. Read the Executive Board’s argument and the background to the latest interest rate decision in the minutes of the monetary policy meeting.   Read more

15/05/2009 13:00
General Council meeting
26/05/2009 13:00
Executive Board meeting
02/06/2009 09:30
Financial Stability Report 2009:1 published
12/06/2009 13:00
General Council meeting
22/06/2009 09:00
Executive Board meeting

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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.

Setting the repo rate – a look behind the scenes
Most people probably realise that a lot of hard work goes into deciding what the repo rate should be. But how is this actually done and who is involved in the process? Read more

Economic Commentaries
”Economic Commentaries" will be published approximately once a month. In the series both members of the Executive Board and other employees at the Bank publish their analyses in subjects that are relevant to the Riksbank’s operations. Read more