https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed As the end of the Brexit transition period looms, the UK has so far failed to negotiate access to the European passporting scheme for banks. What does this mean for you if you're a British citizen and live in Sweden? https://www.thelocal.se/20200922/post-brexit-bank-changes-for-brits-in-sweden-heres-what-we-know-so-far Tue, 22 Sep 2020 12:59:57 +0200 post-brexit-bank-changes-for-brits-in-sweden-heres-what-we-know-so-far Sweden's central bank said on Tuesday that the country's interest rate is forecast to remain at zero for another three years. https://www.thelocal.se/20200922/swedens-repo-rate-to-stay-at-zero-for-three-years-says-new-central-bank-forecast Tue, 22 Sep 2020 14:08:08 +0200 swedens-repo-rate-to-stay-at-zero-for-three-years-says-new-central-bank-forecast As the end of the Brexit transition period approaches, some UK banks are closing down accounts for their British customers who live in the EU. https://www.thelocal.se/20200921/brits-in-sweden-has-your-uk-bank-account-been-affected-by-brexit Mon, 21 Sep 2020 13:30:48 +0200 brits-in-sweden-has-your-uk-bank-account-been-affected-by-brexit Clue: Less than last year, as you've probably already guessed. But a new law proposal could force banks to offer more options for withdrawing cash. https://www.thelocal.se/20190930/how-much-cash-have-people-in-sweden-withdrawn-this-year Mon, 30 Sep 2019 10:49:21 +0200 how-much-cash-have-people-in-sweden-withdrawn-this-year Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg has said the country's banks have turned a deaf ear to repeated pleas for steeper capital requirements, with the government now ready to legislate to get them to comply. https://www.thelocal.se/20140207/borg-to-tame-immature-banks Fri, 07 Feb 2014 09:57:00 +0100 borg-to-tame-immature-banks Sweden's financial markets minister unveiled stricter capital rules for Swedish banks on Monday, citing the unprecedented ripple effect of the Lehman Brothers' collapse as a cautionary tale. https://www.thelocal.se/20130826/49852 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 18:53:00 +0200 49852 Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg has said that he could accept the deal agreed in Brussels in the early hours of Thursday morning regarding how to deal with troubled banks. https://www.thelocal.se/20130627/48718 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 10:40:00 +0200 48718 Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, on Monday said Swedish banks were weathering the current financial storm well compared to their European colleagues, but still sought a greater focus on capital and liquidity as a bulwark against the long-term impact of financial instability. https://www.thelocal.se/20130528/48172 Tue, 28 May 2013 09:24:00 +0200 48172 Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg has said that Cyprus has around a week to find a negotiated settlement to its financial travails or face the prospect of meltdown. https://www.thelocal.se/20130320/46830 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:19:00 +0100 46830 All EU members have agreed on the details for European bank regulator but countries outside the eurozone, including Sweden, retain the right to opt out. https://www.thelocal.se/20121213/45040 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 07:16:00 +0100 45040 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. https://www.thelocal.se/20121127/44688 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:14:00 +0100 44688 A business and trade delegation from North Korea has been in Sweden learning about its economy and visiting companies, banks and state agencies, Swedish Radio reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20121005/43634 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:06:00 +0200 43634 Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said on Monday that Sweden is relatively safe from the Spanish crisis as the country mainly trades with countries like Germany, Britain and Norway. https://www.thelocal.se/20120611/41380 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 18:59:00 +0200 41380 Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg said Thursday he was in favour of using more flexible EU mechanisms to help Spanish banks recapitalise, a day after Germany said it opposed such an idea. https://www.thelocal.se/20120607/41298 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:23:00 +0200 41298 Europe's financial sector is set for a decade of reform that will result in a much smaller but more socially useful industry, Swedish finance minister Anders Borg said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20120202/38872 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:40:00 +0100 38872 Letting Swedes hold on to their account numbers when switching banks is one way to put pressure on banks thought to be gouging customers with high margins on variable rate mortgages, financial markets minister Peter Norman said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20111222/38106 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:35:00 +0100 38106 Sweden on Friday announced plans to beef up the capital adequacy requirements for the country's four largest banks to levels higher than required by international regulations in an effort to help protect the Swedish banking system amid the ongoing eurozone debt crisis. https://www.thelocal.se/20111125/37568 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:13:00 +0100 37568 Sweden may have some of the strongest public finances in Europe but its banks are more vulnerable than most in the current euro debt crisis, Finance Minister Anders Borg said in an interview published Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20111012/36702 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:40:00 +0200 36702 Cooperation between Swedish banks and police to stop the purchase of child pornography images over the internet has proved effective, the national banking association announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20101124/30398 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:44:00 +0100 30398 Sweden has slammed what is sees as a 'detrimental' proposal for higher taxes on banks in Europe, cautioning on Tuesday that institutions would simply relocate to avoid the charges. https://www.thelocal.se/20100907/28828 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:11:00 +0200 28828