The Swedish krona depreciates sharply, and the Nobel Fund announces that it will increase this year’s Nobel prize money by 1 million

News from this site on September 18. The Nobel Prize is the most famous scientific and cultural award in the world. It is awarded every year to outstanding contributions in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, peace and economics. people. This year's Nobel Prizes will be announced in October, and the Nobel Foundation said on Friday (September 15), Stockholm time, that due to the sharp depreciation of the Swedish krona this year, it will increase the prize money of this year's Nobel Prize by 100 10,000 Swedish kronor (this site’s note: approximately 650,000 yuan) to 11 million Swedish kronor (7.15 million yuan).

The Nobel Foundation said in a brief statement that it decided to increase the amount of the prize because it was financially feasible. As of the end of 2022, the total amount of prizes awarded by the Nobel Foundation has reached 5.799 billion Swedish kronor (approximately 3.78 billion yuan)

In order to maintain the reputation and appeal of the Nobel Prize, the Nobel Foundation decided to increase Bonus amount. The Swedish krona has fallen to record lows against the U.S. dollar and euro this year, meaning Nobel laureates lose part of their value when converting to other currencies.

Since 2000, the Nobel Foundation has repeatedly Adjust the Nobel prize money. In 2001, the bonus increased from SEK 9 million to SEK 10 million; in 2012, due to the foundation's financial difficulties, the bonus was reduced to SEK 8 million; in 2017 and 2020, the bonus was increased to SEK 9 million and SEK 2017, respectively. SEK 10 million. This year is the third time the Nobel Prize has been raised since 2012. The 11 million Swedish krona will also be the highest prize in the Nobel Prize’s more than 120-year history.

This year’s Nobel Prize winners will be announced starting from October 2 It was announced that the award ceremony will be held on December 10, which is also the anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel, the founder of the Nobel Prize. This year's Nobel Prize will have winners in as many as 6 fields. They will share this historic high prize and make greater contributions to the progress and well-being of mankind

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