Last Monday Reykjavik Mayor Jon Gnarr took the first swing in Iceland’s first ever Adventure Mini Golf course; The Treasure Hunt. What he didn’t know beforehand was that the pirate ship (originally called Knutur RE) now bears his name. Continue Reading

The sixth in a regular series of columns by Chay Lemoine: ‘California’, in which Chay revisits the state he used to call home and introduces a little bit of Iceland to Sunday brunch. Continue Reading

With Roma issues hot in the news in Norway, Finland and Denmark – as well as in many other parts of Europe – Robert Rustem from the European Roma and Travellers Forum has written a thought provoking article comparing the Roma peoples’ struggle to that of African Americans: Continue Reading

Actavis Group, the international generic pharmaceuticals company headquartered in Iceland, yesterday announced it has successfully agreed a debt refinancing in collaboration with its lenders. Continue Reading

On Saturday the 3. July Ingunn Fjola Ingthorsdottir (born 1976) opens her solo exhibition in Gallery Agust (Reykjavik) where she presents the installation PAINTING SITE where the viewer can experience the spatial work of art from within. Painting Site was first exhibited at Cuxhavener Kunstverein in Germany in 2008 and is now on view for the first time in Iceland. Continue Reading

The Financial Supervisory Authority and the Central Bank of Iceland have decided to issue guidelines to financial institutions due to non-binding clauses linking loans to the exchange rate. They will then present these guidelines at a joint press conference. Continue Reading

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to lower Central Bank interest rates by 0.5 percentage points. Continue Reading

The WikiLeaks-advised proposal to build an international “new media haven” in Iceland, with the world’s strongest press and whistleblower protection laws, and a “Nobel” prize for for Freedom of Expression, has passed the Icelandic Parliament. Continue Reading

The fifth in a regular series of columns by Chay Lemoine: ‘New Orleans’, in which Chay revisits the city of his birth; still bearing the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina but now also facing the devastating Gulf Coast oil spill. Continue Reading

The Central Bank of Iceland, on behalf of itself and the National Treasury of Iceland, has concluded an agreement with the Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) and the liquidator of Landsbanki Luxembourg S.A., concerning the purchase of 98% of outstanding Avens B.V. bonds. Continue Reading