Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 19 September 2022
Inflation is too high. It is undermining households’ purchasing power and making it more difficult for households and companies to plan their finances. It is very important that monetary policy continues to act for inflation to fall back and stabilise at the target of 2 per cent within a reasonable time perspective. At its monetary policy meeting on 19 September, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to raise the policy rate by 1 percentage point to 1.75 per cent.The members concluded that inflation has continued to rise rapidly, both in Sweden and abroad, and that central banks
Environmental goals must be concrete so that they can be measured. Concrete is not, however, synonymous with easy. It’s no use taking the path of least resistance. Instead, when setting goals, it is advisable to genuinely challenge the prevailing practices and think about which measures have the greatest impact.One of Kiilto’s goals is that by 2025, 70 per cent of its packaging will be reusable or made of recycled or renewable materials. According to Environmental Manager Viivi Kettula, this goal was already achieved in early 2022 at Kiilto’s factory in Lempäälä, Finland. The factory in
