IMF Staff Country Reports

Sweden: Financial Sector Assessment Program–Technical Note on Stress Testing of the Financial Sector

Publication Date:

May 25, 2023

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

Sweden’s financial system has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic well. Strong macro- fundamentals, regulatory capital buffers exceeding minimum requirements by a wide margin, ample liquidity reserves of banks, and prompt market liquidity support measures by the authorities helped the financial system exit the COVID-19 crisis without a significant impact on profitability, including loan portfolio losses.

Series:

Country Report No. 2023/181

Subject:

Asset and liability management Corporate bonds Financial institutions Financial sector policy and analysis International organization Liquidity Liquidity stress testing Monetary policy Mutual funds Stress testing

Frequency:

regular