Stefan Ingves
| Stefan Ingves | |
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| Governor of Sveriges Riksbank | |
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Assumed office 1 January 2006 |
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| Deputy |
Lars E.O. Svensson Karolina Ekholm |
| Preceded by | Lars Heikensten |
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| Born | 23 May 1953 Turku,  Finland
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| Nationality |
 Swedish
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| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Banker and civil servant. |
| Profession | Economist. |
Stefan Nils Magnus Ingves (born 23 May 1953) is a Swedish banker, economist and civil servant currently serving as the Governor of Sveriges Riksbank, the central bank of Sweden.
Ingves has a Finland Swedish background.
In 1984, he earned a Ph.D. in Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics.
Ingves was named Governor of Sveriges Riksbank in 2006. In response to the Icelandic financial crisis of 2008, Ingves argued that "in times of uncertainty and turmoil, the central banks have a responsibility to cooperate." Ingves confronted the "task of safeguarding macroeconomic and financial stability" in 2008; and in 2009, he presided over a decline to the lowest official Swedish interest rate since records began in 1907.
In 2011, Ingves became the Chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Stefan Ingves, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 40+ works in 50+ publications in 3 languages and 150+ library holdings .
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