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Ekholm: International dependence and monetary policy

Picture of Deputy Governor Karolina Ekholm. Photo Petter Karlberg 14/10/2011 On Friday, Deputy Governor Karolina Ekholm made a speech at the Chamber of Commerce in Malmö. She spoke about Sweden’s international dependence and about how Swedish monetary policy is affected by a slowdown in economic activity abroad.   Read more

Riksbank chosen as employer branding organisation of the year 2011

Picture of Maria Wahl 13/10/2011 ”This organisation is a front-runner in its work on Employer Branding, and works meticulously, unceasingly and conscientiously within a broad spectrum of issues. With well-considered and in-depth analyses of the results, it has obtained a clear and unambiguous view of the state of the market, how it is as an employer, and how it is perceived as an employer.”    Read more

ESRB issues recommendation on lending in foreign currency

11/10/2011 The European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) today publishes recommendations for the first time. These are aimed at reducing the risks associated with lending in foreign currency to households and companies in the EU.   Read more

Economics prize 2011

10/10/2011 The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2011 to Thomas J. Sargent, New York University, New York, NY, USA, and Christopher A. Sims, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA, “for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy”.   Read more
New issue of the journal Economic Review
07/10/2011
Öberg: GDP growth and resource utilisation
06/10/2011
Sweden’s new banknotes – eight qualify for next stage of design competition
04/10/2011
The Riksbank's company interviews: Cautious companies see major risks ahead
04/10/2011
Survey of Swedish non-financial corporations’ financing
28/09/2011
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CALENDAR

14/10/2011
Deputy Governor Lars Nyberg will participate in a conference arranged by SEACEN (the South East Asian Central Banks Research and Training Centre) and CEMLA (Centro de Estudios Monetarios Latinoamericanos).

 

12.00 pm. Deputy Governor Karolina Ekholm will hold the speech “International dependence and monetary policy” at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Southern Sweden. The speech will be published on the Riksbank’s website.

 

Deputy Governor Barbro Wickman-Parak will participate at the Spara och Placera fair at the Stockholmsmässan Exhibition and Congress Centre.


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Key figures
THE REPO RATE
2.0%
Applies form 14 September 2011. Next monetary policy meeting will be on 26 October and the decision is published on 27 October

Table, repo rate

Press Release

INFLATION IN SEPTEMBER 2011
3.2%
Next publishing will be on 10 November 2011

Read more about the current inflation rate

Link to Statistics Sweden, SCB

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

Read more about the inflation target

MONETARY POLICY REPORT AND UPDATE
The next Monetary Policy Report will be published on27 October 2011.

Monetary Policy Report and Update

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.

Picture of Governor Stefan Ingves.
Chat with Stefan Ingves 7 September 2011 Governor Stefan Ingves chatted in Swedish on the Riksbank's website. Follow the link for a translation into English of the questions and replies. Read more
Picture of the Monetary Policy Update
Monetary Policy Report The Monetary Policy Update was published on 7 September. It describes the deliberations made by the Riksbank when deciding what would be an appropriate monetary policy to conduct. Read more
Picture: Motifs on Sweden´s new banknotes. Photos from Scanpix.
New banknotes and coins Sweden is to have new banknotes and coins. The General Council of Sveriges Riksbank has decided on the themes and motifs for the new banknotes and coins. They also decided on the size and colours of the new notes. Read more