Notices from Sveriges Riksbank as a RSS feed.enThu, 05 Nov 2026 13:28:19 +010010https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/rss/notices/https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/notices-and-press-releases/notices/2026/introduce-a-cash-limit-of-sek-10000/The Government should take the opportunity to introduce a lower limit for cash payments than the EUR 10,000 required under the new EU legislation, according to the Riksbank in its response to the consultation paper on the EU’s anti-money laundering package.Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:30:13 +01002026-10-29T09:30:13+01:00https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/notices-and-press-releases/notices/2026/introduce-a-cash-limit-of-sek-10000/https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/notices-and-press-releases/notices/2026/more-expensive-for-swedes-to-pay-in-nordic-currencies-than-in-euros/Although the Nordic region is highly integrated, it is still expensive to make payments between the Nordic countries. It is often both cheaper and quicker to make payments in euros than in Nordic currencies, even between two countries outside the euro area, according to a new report on the costs to households of cross-border payments, produced by the Riksbank in collaboration with the Nordic central banks.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:05:01 +01002026-10-28T10:05:01+01:00https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/notices-and-press-releases/notices/2026/more-expensive-for-swedes-to-pay-in-nordic-currencies-than-in-euros/https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/notices-and-press-releases/notices/2026/current-state-of-cross-border-payments-in-sweden/The Riksbank, together with other relevant Swedish authorities, has participated in work on the G20 roadmap from the outset, with the aim of making cross-border payments to and from Sweden faster, cheaper, more transparent and more accessible. Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:00:12 +01002026-10-27T10:00:12+01:00https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/notices-and-press-releases/notices/2026/current-state-of-cross-border-payments-in-sweden/https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/notices-and-press-releases/notices/2026/tomas-eneroth-new-chairperson-of-the-general-council/Tomas Eneroth new Chairperson of the General CouncilFri, 23 Oct 2026 14:02:45 +02002026-10-23T14:02:45+02:00https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/notices-and-press-releases/notices/2026/tomas-eneroth-new-chairperson-of-the-general-council/https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/notices-and-press-releases/notices/2026/official-communication-information-on-developments-that-bring-the-issue-of-a-digital-krona-back-into-focus/Official communication: Information on developments that bring the issue of a digital krona back into focusThu, 15 Oct 2026 12:22:06 +02002026-10-15T12:22:06+02:00https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/notices-and-press-releases/notices/2026/official-communication-information-on-developments-that-bring-the-issue-of-a-digital-krona-back-into-focus/https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/notices-and-press-releases/notices/2026/the-riksdag-has-appointed-the-general-council-of-the-riksbank-for-the-20262030-term-of-office/Today, the Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) elected 11 regular members and 11 deputies to the General Council of the Riksbank. The new General Council will decide on the posts of chair and vice-chair at its inaugural meeting on 23 October 2026. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:40:58 +02002026-10-13T13:40:58+02:00https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/notices-and-press-releases/notices/2026/the-riksdag-has-appointed-the-general-council-of-the-riksbank-for-the-20262030-term-of-office/https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/notices-and-press-releases/notices/2026/they-are-awarded-the-prize-in-economic-sciences-2026/The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025 (the Economics prize) to Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford for having developed new macroeconomic models that have significantly improved our ability to implement effective stabilisation policy.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:52:18 +02002026-10-12T11:52:18+02:00https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/notices-and-press-releases/notices/2026/they-are-awarded-the-prize-in-economic-sciences-2026/https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/notices-and-press-releases/notices/2026/the-riksbank-accesses-the-eurosystems-eurep-repo-facility/The Eurosystem has approved the onboarding of the Riksbank to its EUREP repo facility, which provides central banks outside the euro area with better access to liquidity in euros. This measure strengthens Sweden’s crisis preparedness and financial stability.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:30:11 +02002026-10-01T10:30:11+02:00https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/notices-and-press-releases/notices/2026/the-riksbank-accesses-the-eurosystems-eurep-repo-facility/https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/notices-and-press-releases/notices/2026/the-riksbank-retains-the-countercyclical-buffer-rate-at-2-per-cent/The Riksbank decides to leave the countercyclical buffer rate unchanged at the level the Riksbank considers neutral, of 2 per cent.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:30:04 +02002026-09-11T09:30:04+02:00https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/notices-and-press-releases/notices/2026/the-riksbank-retains-the-countercyclical-buffer-rate-at-2-per-cent/https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/notices-and-press-releases/notices/2026/staff-memo-a-dsge-model-of-labour-hoarding/Many economic models have long sought to capture the fact that labour productivity usually rises during economic booms and falls during recessions. This Staff Memo shows that if two features are included in a DSGE model – variable labour utilisation and employment adjustment costs – the model does a better job of explaining this relationship. It also leads to a more realistic description of the relationship between unemployment and output when monetary policy changes. Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:30:11 +02002026-09-07T10:30:11+02:00https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/notices-and-press-releases/notices/2026/staff-memo-a-dsge-model-of-labour-hoarding/