Finansinspektionen (FI) decided on 29 January not to change the countercyclical buffer rate. The buffer rate of 2.5 per cent, which has applied since 19 September 2019, shall thus continue to apply. The countercyclical buffer guide is set at 0.18 per cent.
In accordance with the Capital Buffers Act (2014:966), FI shall set a countercyclical buffer guide and a countercyclical buffer rate each quarter. The decision on 29 January 2020 means that FI’s regulations (FFFS 2014:33) regarding the countercyclical buffer rate is not amended.
