Sveriges Riksbank
Head office building (since 1976) | |
| Headquarters | Brunkebergstorg 11 103 37 Stockholm Sweden |
|---|---|
| Established | 17 September 1668 |
| Ownership | 100% state ownership[1] |
| Governor | Erik Thedéen |
| Central bank of | Sweden |
| Currency | Swedish krona SEK (ISO 4217) |
| Reserves | 49 830 million USD[1] |
| Reserve requirements | None |
| Bank rate | 2.35%[2] |
| Interest on reserves | 2.15%[2] |
| Interest paid on excess reserves? | not applicable (no reserve requirements) |
| Preceded by | Riksens Ständers Bank (1668) Stockholms Banco (1657) |
| Website | www.riksbank.se/en-gb/ |
Sveriges Riksbank, or simply the Riksbank, is the central bank of Sweden. Founded in 1668, it is the world's oldest surviving central bank, and the third oldest bank in continuous operation.[3][4]
Prior to World War I, it was also the only state-owned central bank outside of the Russian Empire.[5][6]
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- ^ a b "Policy rate, deposit and lending rate". Sveriges Riksbank. 6 July 2022. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ Crowe, Christopher; Meade, Ellen E. (Fall 2007). "The Evolution of Central Bank Governance around the World". Journal of Economic Perspectives. 21 (4): 69–90. doi:10.1257/jep.21.4.69. JSTOR 30033752. S2CID 154928527.
- ^ "History". Sveriges Riksbank. 23 March 2009. Archived from the original on 4 May 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
- ^ Garvy, George (1977). "The Origins and Evolution of the Soviet Banking System: An Historical Perspective" (PDF). Money, Financial Flows, and Credit in the Soviet Union. National Bureau of Economic Research. p. 14 as numbered in document. p. 2 as counted in PDF file. ISBN 0-884-10475-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
All of Europe's central banks, which, except for that of Sweden, were privately owned prior to World War I
- ^ Seppo Honkapohja (23 October 2014), Bank of Finland's 200 years