Ingves and Breman at Riksdag Committee on Finance: The Riksbank is prepared to act
Governor Stefan Ingves and Deputy Governor Anna Breman are today taking part in the year's first hearing on monetary policy at the Riksdag Committee on Finance. They will comment, among other things, on the effects of the coronavirus on the economy.The spread of this virus will unavoidably have negative effects on economic activity. But it is as yet too early to determine the extent and duration of these effects. “To avoid robust companies being closed down during this period, economic policy as a whole may need to contribute support to affected sectors and access to credit and liquidity.