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Riksbank unveils new board members
Business & Money: 22 May 13
Sweden's central bank has appointed two new board members plucked from banking and academia to replace two outgoing members, one of whom was an outspoken critic of the Riksbank's commitment to the government's inflation goal.
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Borg calls for action over strong krona
Politics: 8 May 13
Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg has said the country's central bank should keep an eye on the increasingly strong krona, with further currency appreciation a potential threat to the country's export-driven economy.
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Deputy-governor leaves Riksbank in rate protest
Business & Money: 22 Apr 13
Lars E O Svensson will not run for re-election as deputy-governor of Sweden's national bank, saying he has failed to persuade his colleagues to cut interest rates, which he believes could have saved Swedish jobs.
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Riksbank chief 'unfazed' by strong krona
Business & Money: 7 Mar 13
The Swedish currency has hit a six-month high against the euro, with Riksbank head Stefan Ingves telling a parliamentary committee that the exchange rate was nothing "out of the ordinary".
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Swedes' high debts spark housing bubble fears
Business & Money: 19 Feb 13
Swedes should brace for a downturn in housing prices in the face of overvalued homes and ballooning household debt, the head of Sweden's financial regulator has warned.
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Borg rejects call for mortgage-repayment law
National: 17 Jan 13
Sweden's Finance Minister Anders Borg said Thursday that he is not in favour of forcing home owners to pay down their mortgages, outlined in a proposal by the Riksbank head that caused a stir on Tuesday.
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Riksbank probes mortgage-repayment law
Business & Money: 15 Jan 13
The head of Sweden's central bank, Stefan Ingves, said on Tuesday that the government could be forced to make Swedes pay off their mortgages if the country's banks don't "take the responsibility" themselves.
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Swedish banks face 'heavy hand': Borg
Business & Money: 27 Nov 12
Sweden’s Finance Minister Anders Borg told Swedish banks on Tuesday that they will face tougher regulations year-by-year for the foreseeable future, as he addressed the Nordic Bank Summit in Stockholm.
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One woman makes Sweden's power top-ten
Politics: 23 Nov 12
Only one woman, Enterprise Minister Annie Lööf, has made it into an annual top-ten list of the most powerful Swedes.
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Riksbank offers negative outlook on eurozone
Business & Money: 19 Sep 12
Executive at the Riksbank offered a pessimistic outlook for the eurozone Tuesday, suggesting the uncertainty will continue until credible measures are implemented.
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Libor scandal prompts calls for probe in Sweden
Business & Money: 16 Jul 12
Calls are mounting in Sweden for a review of the country's interbank lending system following revelations about alleged manipulation of the London interbank offered rate (Libor).
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Runaway krona must be 'reined in': experts
Business & Money: 21 Feb 12
The Swedish krona is 25 percent overvalued against the US dollar, according to the OECD, jeopardizing the currency's appeal as a “safe haven” for investors.
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Ingves: Interest rates stable all year
Business & Money: 2 Jan 12
The head of Sweden's central bank has said he expects Sweden's interest rates to remain at their current low level in 2012, but warned banks that they must be more open about how much they earn from lending to customers.
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Sweden to support eurozone stability fund
Politics: 20 Dec 11
Sweden agreed on Monday night to help stabilize the euro by pledging to make loans to the International Monetary Fund to strengthen a eurozone bailout fund.
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No foreigners among Sweden's most powerful
National: 25 Nov 11
Sweden's top 100 most powerful people for 2011 are mainly politicians, men -- and Swedish -- according to Fokus Magazine's annual rankings.
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Sweden's Riksbank extends Ingves' term
National: 28 Jun 11
Sweden's Riksbank has announced that governor Stefan Ingves will be given a further six year term as chairman of its executive board.
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Riksbank head: financial crisis 'over' in Sweden
National: 3 Mar 11
The head of Sweden's central bank said on Thursday that the financial crisis is over, but warned about the potential risks associated with an increasingly strong krona.
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Reinfeldt and Borg top Sweden power rankings
Society: 4 Dec 10
Prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and finance minister Anders Borg are Sweden’s two most powerful people for the second year in a row, according to a new ranking.
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Riksbank head warns of soaring household debt
Business & Money: 11 Nov 10
The head of Sweden's central bank has warned against expanding household debt, pointing out that it plays a significant role in the bank's decisions to raise interest rates.
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Riksbank raises base rate to 0.75 percent
Business & Money: 2 Sep 10
Sweden's Riksbank has raised the repo rate by 0.25 percentage points to 0.75 percent, a decision which was widely forecast.
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Royal wedding stamps and coins to go on sale
Society: 10 May 10
Sweden Post and Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, have unveiled new stamps and coins commemorating the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling on June 19th.
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Ingves gives support to rate hold
Business & Money: 3 May 10
The governor of Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, Stefan Ingves, has endorsed the decision to leave the bank's repo rate unchanged last month after missing last month's monetary policy meeting.
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Riksbank votes no to base rate hike
Business & Money: 20 Apr 10
The Swedish Riksbank has decided to leave base interest rates unchanged at 0.25 percent, it was announced on Tuesday.
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Riksbank chief misses rate meeting
Business & Money: 19 Apr 10
Swedish Riksbank head Stefan Ingves missed a key monetary policy meeting on Monday morning as he was travelling overland from Spain due to a Swedish airspace shutdown.
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Riksbank off base with finance crunch rate hikes
Business & Money: 15 Mar 10
The Swedish Riksbank has concluded that while everyone failed to see the impending finance crunch, it's own board was furthest behind when it raised interest rates just weeks before the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy.
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Riksbank chief calls for new financial framework
Business & Money: 4 Mar 10
Stefan Ingves, the head of the Swedish Riksbank, has called on parliament to look over the existing financial regulatory framework - and do so expediently. He indicated also that base rate rises will come in the autumn.
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Stockholm falls as Dubai shocks global markets
Business & Money: 27 Nov 09
The Stockholm stock exchange fell by 3.1 percent on Thursday in response to an announcement that Dubai World has requested deferment on its $59 billion mountain of debt.
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Negative interest rate to boost growth: Riksbank
Business & Money: 3 Sep 09
Sweden's central bank has taken the novel step of keeping its fixed interest rates pegged below zero in a bid to stimulate the economy.
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Swedish banks able to survive increased losses: Riksbank
Business & Money: 2 Jun 09
While Swedish banks are expected to suffer increased losses due to the credit crisis through 2010, the Riksbank believes the country’s banks have sufficient capital to deal with the situation.
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Riksbank to boost foreign currency reserves
Business & Money: 27 May 09
The Swedish krona weakened somewhat on Wednesday following an announcement from the Riksbank that it planned to borrow 100 billion kronor of foreign currency.
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Economic recovery could bring quick rate hikes: Riksbank
Business & Money: 6 May 09
Sweden’s central bank could raise interest rates quickly to combat inflation associated with an economic recovery in Sweden, Riksbank chief Stefan Ingves warned on Wednesday.
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Riksbank offers support to Estonian central bank
Business & Money: 27 Feb 09
Sweden’s central bank announced on Friday it was entering into a “precautionary arrangement” with its Estonian counterpart should the Baltic country’s battered financial system need assistance.
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Banking on the new Swedish model
Analysis & Opinion: 18 Feb 09
Olle Wästberg, Director General of the Swedish Institute reveals some insights garnered from his inside track in the early 1990s to the bone-shaking Swedish banking crisis and its eventual resolution.
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EU signs off on Sweden's banking rescue package
Politics: 11 Feb 09
Sweden’s plan to stimulate lending by offering the country's banks up to 50 billion kronor ($6.0 billion) gained approval from the European Commission on Wednesday.
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Sweden offers banks billions more in aid
Politics: 3 Feb 09
The Swedish government announced a new rescue package for the banking sector on Tuesday worth up to 50 billion kronor ($6 billion).
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Riksbank chief forecasts dire 2009
National: 31 Dec 08
The global financial crisis is set to continue to affect the Swedish economy in 2009, Riksbank chief Stefan Ingves said on Wednesday. Years of strong growth has put Sweden in a strong position to cope however.
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Borg tops in Sweden power rankings
National: 14 Nov 08
Finance minister Anders Borg has surpassed prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt as Sweden’s most influential powerbroker, according to a new ranking.
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Sweden to issue more debt as Riksbank stresses crisis's depth
Business & Money: 13 Nov 08
The Swedish government on Thursday asked the National Debt Office to sell as much as 200 billion kronor ($25 billion) in T-bills next year, as the head of the central bank emphasized the severity of the current financial crisis.
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Borg rips Swedish banks over bonuses
Business & Money: 31 Oct 08
Sweden’s finance minister Anders Borg lashed out at the country’s major banks and financial institutions on Friday for their hesitation to participate in the government’s financial sector support programme.
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Riksbank offers loans to corporate sector
Business & Money: 29 Oct 08
Sweden's central bank said on Wednesday it would facilitate access to loans for non-financial companies feeling the effects of the global crisis.
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Swedish investment bank in freefall
Business & Money: 27 Oct 08
Shares in Sweden's Carnegie investment bank shed more than half their value on Monday following news that the bank was under investigation by financial authorities and had received an emergency loan from the Riksbank.
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Riksbank sees 'light at end of the tunnel'
Business & Money: 13 Oct 08
As it announced further measures to ease strained credit markets on Monday, the Riksbank said that the recent international action to restore confidence to the markets had brought light to the tunnel of the global financial crisis.
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Riksbank offers help to Icelandic subsidiary
Business & Money: 8 Oct 08
The Riksbank on Wednesday announced it was offering loan assistance of up to 5 billion kronor ($695 million) to the Swedish subsidiary of Iceland’s Kaupthing Bank.
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What happens to my money if my Swedish bank goes bust?
Analysis & Opinion: 6 Oct 08
Ask The Local: Are your savings safe if your bank collapses? We find the answers.
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Riksbank: crisis 'clearly affecting' Sweden
Business & Money: 2 Oct 08
The Riksbank’s top two officials have publicly acknowledged that the global financial crisis has arrived in Sweden as they announced an additional lending facility to help ease up tight credit markets.
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New Swedish bank crisis law in two years
National: 30 Sep 08
Sweden's Minister for Financial Market Mats Odell said on Tuesday that new rules to clarify how and when the Swedish government can take control of a domestic bank in financial trouble should come into effect in 2010.
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Sweden 'well-equipped for downturn': Riksbank
Business & Money: 24 Sep 08
Swedish central bank chief Stefan Ingves has said the country is financially strong and well prepared for the challenges posed by a global economic downturn.
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Riksbank to get more dollars from US Fed
Business & Money: 24 Sep 08
The Riksbank announced on Wednesday that it was entering into a $10 billion reciprocal currency arrangement with the Federal Reserve Bank in the United States.
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US learns lessons from Swedish banking crisis
National: 20 Sep 08
The proposed US debt rescue plan has sought inspiration from the work to tackle the Swedish banking crisis at the beginning of the 1990s.
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Record day for Swedish stock exchange
Business & Money: 19 Sep 08
The good times kept rolling on the Stockholm stock exchange on Friday afternoon, with the OMXS-index up 7.9 percent on the day, the largest one day jump since 1992.
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Riksbank was split over rate hike
Business & Money: 17 Sep 08
There was dissent within the ranks of the Riksbank's leadership during the September 4th decision to raise interest rates, according to minutes of the meeting released on Wednesday.
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Sweden plans new bank crisis law
Business & Money: 10 Sep 08
Sweden plans to introduce new rules by year-end to clarify how and when the government would take control of a domestic bank facing financial problems.
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Swedish statistics agency published faulty inflation data
Business & Money: 9 Sep 08
Sweden’s central bank was relying on bad inflation data when it decided to raise interest rates last week, Statistics Sweden has revealed.
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Sweden holds its breath ahead of Riksbank rate decision
Business & Money: 3 Sep 08
Market analysts and savers in Sweden are anxious to learn the outcome of Wednesday’s Riksbank meeting, during which the bank’s governors will decide whether or not to raise interest rates.
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Sweden banking crisis law closer to completion
Business & Money: 19 Mar 08
A new Swedish law regulating how and when the state would act to take over a bank in crisis is closer to be coming a reality.
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LO economist 'no longer understands' Riksbank
Business & Money: 21 Feb 08
A speech by Stefan Ingves to trade union economists did little to shed light on the bank’s decision.
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Mixed reactions to Beltran verdict and interest rate rise
Analysis & Opinion: 15 Feb 08
David Landes scans press reactions to two decisions this week that took commentators by surprise: a guilty verdict in the Tito Beltran rape case and a Riksbank interest rate hike.
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Rocky international markets concern Riksbank
Business & Money: 31 Dec 07
Riksbank governor Stefan Ingves gives an uncertain prognosis for monetary policy in 2008.
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Riksbank expected to leave repo rate unchanged
Business & Money: 29 Mar 07
Thursday's Riksbank monetary policy meeting is anticipated to result in the repo rate being left unchanged at 3.25 percent.
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Riksbank head calls for moderate interest rate increase
Business & Money: 14 Mar 07
The Swedish Riksbank's director Stefan Ingves has said that interest rates should be raised, but not by much.
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Interest rates rise again
Business & Money: 26 Oct 06
Sweden's central bank raises interest rates by 0.25 percentage points to 2.75 percent. While inflation is not currently a threat, the Riksbank is seen as anxious to return rates to a 'normal' level.
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Ingves hints at rate rise
Business & Money: 23 May 06
Stefan Ingves, governor of Sweden's Riksbank, hints that interest rates could rise further, saying that monetary policy needs to be less expansive.
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Rates will rise further ? bank chief
Business & Money: 6 Feb 06
Sweden's interest rates are set to rise further, according to the new head of Sweden's central bank. Rising inflation, household debt and house prices make a rise necessary.
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Riksbank names new governor
Business & Money: 11 Oct 05
Analysts and politicians - even those from opposition parties - are happy with the appointment of former International Monetary Fund man Stefan Ingves as the governor of Sweden's central bank.
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