Danmarks Nationalbank

​Assistant Governor Karsten Biltoft will be leaving Danmarks Nationalbank to take up the position of CEO of the resolution authority Finansiel Stabilitet on 1 December 2021.

Danmarks Nationalbank

In March 2021, the foreign-exchange reserve increased by kr. 17.1 billion to kr. 446.5 billion. The increase reflects Danmarks Nationalbank's net purchase of foreign exchange for kr. 17.1 billion. In March, Danmarks Nationalbank's net purchase of foreign exchange due to intervention in the foreign-exchange market amounted to kr. 17.0 billion.

Danmarks Nationalbank

​A gradual reopening of society has commenced, but large parts of the Danish economy remain hampered by restrictions. There is a sound basis for a rapid economic recovery. The vaccination of the population, large savings, the disbursement of holiday allowance and accumulated demand provide fertile ground for a sharp increase in activity when the economy is less restricted by restrictions. Danmarks Nationalbank is projecting gross domestic product (GDP) to increase 1.4 per cent this year, 4.5 per cent in 2022 and 2.2 per cent in 2023.

Danmarks Nationalbank

​Danmarks Nationalbank carries out a technical adjustment of the monetary policy instruments. The purpose is to reduce fluctuations in the Danish money market rates resulting from changes in the size and composition of the banks' deposits and lending at Danmarks Nationalbank.

Danmarks Nationalbank

​In February 2021, the foreign-exchange reserve increased by kr. 1.8 billion to kr. 429.4 billion.

Danmarks Nationalbank

​In January 2021, the foreign-exchange reserve decreased by kr. 11.4 billion to kr. 427.6 billion.

Danmarks Nationalbank

​Danmarks Nationalbank has appointed Lars Mayland Nielsen as Head of Banking and Markets with effect from 1 February 2021.

Danmarks Nationalbank

​In a pilot project, Danmarks Nationalbank has examined the potential of more effective monitoring of cash flows across banks in the fight against money laundering and VAT fraud. The project has shown that a correlation of data could have potential gains extending beyond what the individual bank or authority will be able to achieve on its own.

Danmarks Nationalbank

​The eight countries of the Nordic-Baltic Constituency of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have taken the initiative to engage the IMF to conduct a regional analysis of money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) threats and vulnerabilities.

Danmarks Nationalbank

​Danmarks Nationalbank has appointed Thomas Harr Assistant Governor and Head of Economics and Monetary Policy. He will be taking up his new position on 1 May 2021.

Danmarks Nationalbank

​In December 2020, the foreign-exchange reserve decreased by kr. 16.8 billion to kr. 439.6 billion.

Danmarks Nationalbank

Danmarks Nationalbank

​Danmarks Nationalbank has updated its forecasts for the Danish economy and now expects GDP to fall by a total of 3.9 per cent in 2020, followed by a subsequent increase of 2.9 per cent and 3.3 per cent in 2021 and 2022, respectively. (Correction to numbers released earlier today).

Danmarks Nationalbank

Danmarks Nationalbank

​In November 2020, the foreign-exchange reserve decreased by kr. 5.0 billion to kr. 456.4 billion.

Danmarks Nationalbank

Danmarks Nationalbank

​Danmarks Nationalbank has issued new, updated 500-krone banknotes. The new banknotes are very similar to the existing banknotes, but there are slight differences because several new security features have been added.

Danmarks Nationalbank

​The central banks of Denmark, Norway and Sweden have entered into a new agreement regarding principles for central bank currency swap facilities to strengthen contingency for crisis situations and promote financial stability in the region.

Danmarks Nationalbank

​In October 2020, the foreign-exchange reserve increased by kr. 5.7 billion to kr. 461.4 billion.

Danmarks Nationalbank

​In September 2020, the foreign-exchange reserve increased by kr. 0.1 billion to kr. 455.7 billion.

Danmarks Nationalbank

​This is Danmarks Nationalbank's conclusion in its new projection for the Danish economy, in which gross domestic product (GDP) is forecast to decrease by 3.6 per cent in 2020 as a whole as a result of the heavy economic downturn in the spring. The recovery of economic activity is expected to continue, but at a slower pace. GDP is forecast to increase by 3.6 per cent in 2021 and by 2.3 per cent in 2022. However, there is great uncertainty about the economic development, which will be strongly influenced by how the spread of the coronavirus develops in the coming period.

Danmarks Nationalbank

Danmarks Nationalbank

​In August 2020, the foreign-exchange reserve increased by kr. 26 million to kr. 455.7 billion.

Danmarks Nationalbank

​ The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has carried out an indepth analysis of the Danish financial system. The analysis has been carried out in the context of the IMF's Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP), the aim of which is to reduce the risk of financial crises.

Danmarks Nationalbank

​In July 2020, the foreign-exchange reserve decreased by kr. 0.1 billion to kr. 455.6 billion.

Danmarks Nationalbank

​In June 2020, the foreign-exchange reserve decreased by kr. 6 million to kr. 455.8 billion.

Danmarks Nationalbank

​The Bank for International Settlements, BIS, announced today to establish a BIS Innovation Hub Centre in Stockholm in collaboration with the central banks in Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The Nordic Innovation Centre will work to deepen the analysis of technological financial innovation relevant to central banks.

Danmarks Nationalbank

Danmarks Nationalbank

​In a new projection for the Danish economy, Danmarks Nationalbank estimates that the gross domestic product, GDP, will contract by 4.1 per cent this year. Next year, a partial recovery of economic activity is expected, with a 4.2 per cent expansion of GDP, while GDP growth in 2022 will be 1.6 per cent.

Danmarks Nationalbank

​In May 2020, the foreign-exchange reserve increased by kr. 4.9 billion to kr. 455.8 billion.

Danmarks Nationalbank

Danmarks Nationalbank

​In April 2020, the foreign-exchange reserve increased by kr. 78.8 billion to kr. 450.9 billion.

Danmarks Nationalbank