Riksbank’s Ingves: Riksbank could lower repo rate further

The Swedish central bank, Riksbank, Governor Stefan Ingves said the following in an interview with HD:

Bank offices should be forced to handle banknotes.

The transition to the cash-free goes a little too fast. It hurts the public not to use banknotes and coins.

Riksbank is preparing a whole new e-krona.

Riksbank could lower repo rate further.