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Sweden: Financial System Stability Assessment

March 16, 2023

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International Monetary Fund. European Dept. "Sweden: Financial System Stability Assessment", IMF Staff Country Reports 2023, 113 (2023), accessed July 30, 2025, https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400237553.002

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Summary

This paper discusses Sweden’s Financial System Stability Assessment. Sweden recovered rapidly from the coronavirus disease 2019 crisis, and gross domestic product reached its pre-pandemic level in mid-2021. In the context of a robust supervision and regulation framework, the financial sector exited the crisis with substantial capital and liquidity buffers. Going forward, growth is expected to slow amid higher energy prices, tighter financial conditions, and reduced confidence following sharply lower house prices. Stress tests indicate that banks are broadly resilient to simulated shocks, as their capital should remain above minimum requirements. The rapid digitalization of the Swedish payment system raises risks of cyber-attacks and of supervision falling behind. Authorities should consider higher capital requirements for banks given commercial real estate and residential real estate risks. They should also address resource constraints to strengthen supervision of banks and fintech firms. The macroprudential policy toolkit should be expanded and institutions should better coordinate. The materiality of Central Bank Digital Currency risks on the financial system should be further evaluated.

Subject: Crisis management, Financial crises, Financial Sector Assessment Program, Financial sector policy and analysis, Fintech, International organization, Monetary policy, Stress testing, Systemic risk, Technology

Keywords: Baltics, Bank resolution plan, Bank stress tests, Commercial real estate, Coverage ratio, Crisis management, Derivative markets activity, Financial Sector Assessment Program, Fintech, FSAP bank solvency stress tests, Global, Liquidity shock, Risk dashboard, Stress testing, Systemic risk

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