Sveriges Riksbank

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Sveriges Riksbank is Sweden’s central bank, notable for funding and establishing the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf central bank
public authority
awardingBodyForPrize Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
country Sweden
currencyManaged Swedish krona
endowed Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
founded Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
foundedBy Riksdag of the Estates
governedBy Riksdag
hasAbbreviation SRB
hasBuilding Riksbank building, Brunkebergstorg, Stockholm
hasChairpersonTitle Governor of the Riksbank
hasFunction conducts foreign exchange operations
manages Sweden’s gold and foreign reserves
produces economic analyses and forecasts
promotes a safe and efficient payment system
hasJurisdiction Kingdom of Sweden
hasPublication Financial Stability Report
Monetary Policy Report
hasRole banker to the Swedish state
issuer of Swedish banknotes and coins
lender of last resort in Sweden
maintainer of price stability in Sweden
monetary authority of Sweden
overseer of the Swedish payment system
hasSector public sector
hasWebsite https://www.riksbank.se
headquartersLocation Stockholm
inception 1668
inflationMeasure CPIF
inflationTarget 2 percent
ISO4217CurrencyCode SEK
legalBasis Riksbank Act
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
memberOf European System of Central Banks
nativeName Sveriges riksbank
notMemberOf euro area
officialLanguage Swedish
ownedBy Sweden
partOf Swedish state
precededBy Stockholms Banco
prizeOfficialName Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
shortName Riksbanken
supervisedBy Riksdag
usesMonetaryPolicyFramework inflation targeting
yearOfPrizeEstablishment 1968


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