Stefan Ingves
Combining central banking orthodoxy with innovation
Sergiy Nikolaychuk argues the future of central banking centres on adaptability as well as independence
2023: The year in central banking
Central Banking’s most-read story this year dissected the crisis at SVB, while other top pieces delved into operating frameworks, third-party risks and international economics
Central Banking Awards 2023: Gallery
See the winners from the big night, including leading figures from across the industry who came to pick up their awards
Rate risk under Pillar 2 left ‘hole in the system’ – Ingves
Former Basel chair says rate risk “probably” should fall under Pillar 1; greater focus needed on liquidity rules
Central Banking Awards 2023: highlights from the ceremony
Event heard from award winners including Stefan Ingves, Shaktikanta Das and Andriy Pyshnyy
Olli Rehn selected as ESRB’s first vice-chair
Bank of Finland governor replaces former Sveriges Riksbank governor Stefan Ingves
A troubling trilemma
Central banks need to tread a fine line as they serve as the economy’s police, fire brigade and paramedics
Central Banking Awards 2023 – the winners in full
Awards recognise extraordinary achievements by central banks and their partners in the past year
Central Banking Awards 2023: final group of winners revealed
Awards recognise lifetime achievement of Stefan Ingves, as well as reserves management, currency, technology and more
Lifetime achievement: Stefan Ingves
Modest man from the Finnish ‘boonies’ has had a major impact on international central banking
Riksbank slows down normalisation with 75bp rise
Ingves chairs last policy decision as Riksbank predicts higher inflation and lower growth
People: July to September 2022
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
Legal certainty: the Achilles’ heel for CBDCs?
Many central banks lack legal certainty when it comes to issuing digital currencies, despite all the research and trials. Isn’t it time to get the lawyers involved?
Swedish financial regulator to become next Riksbank governor
Erik Thedéen will replace Stefan Ingves as Riksbank’s head
Riksbank opens review of board members’ stock holdings
Investigation will assess whether officials violated “rules of conduct”
BIS board reappoints Carstens as general manager
Luiz Pereira da Silva gets new term as deputy, and Stefan Ingves becomes vice-chair
The ‘golden age’ of central banking has passed
Central banks face multi-faceted challenges and weakened autonomy amid highly polarised inflation expectations
Riksbank proposes framework to improve parliamentary scrutiny
One possibility is to create a permanent body to brief the parliamentary finance committee
Ingves renews attacks on ‘artificial division’ in proposed Riksbank act
Proposal limits policy flexibility and is “wrong way to go”, governor says
Sweden may have a digital currency in five years, says Riksbank governor
Sveriges Riksbank is testing e-krona pilot as Swedish cash use falls rapidly
The Covid crisis, central banks and the future
Crisis responses have had positive initial outcomes, but also exacerbated significant underlying challenges that raise concerns related to exit strategies and the future for central banks