Posted on 28 August 2010. Tags: adventure, fun, golf, jon gnarr, Reykjavik
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
Posted in Business, General, Iceland, Leisure, MBL
Posted on 23 August 2010. Tags: California, chay lemoine, culture, food, halldor laxness, Iceland, santa barbara
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
Posted in Culture, General, Iceland, Leisure, Lifestyle, MBL, Travel, United States
Posted on 26 July 2010. Tags: Denmark, Europe, Finland, m civil rights, martin luther king, Norway, roma
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
Posted in Culture, Denmark, Finland, General, International, MBL, Norway, Politics, Society
Posted on 22 July 2010. Tags: Actavis, business, debt, finance, generic pharmaceuticals, Iceland, medicine, restructuring
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
Posted in Business, General, Iceland, International, MBL, Technology
Posted on 03 July 2010. Tags: art, exhibition, Iceland
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
Posted in Art, General, Iceland, International, MBL
Posted on 01 July 2010. Tags: Central Bank of Iceland, fme, foreign currency, Iceland, loans
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
Posted in General, Iceland, MBL, Politics, Society
Posted on 23 June 2010. Tags: Central Bank of Iceland, Iceland, interest rates, seðlabanki
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to lower Central Bank interest rates by 0.5 percentage points. Continue Reading
Posted in Business, General, Iceland, MBL
Posted on 17 June 2010. Tags: Iceland, IMMI, press freedom, whistle blowing
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
Posted in General, Iceland, International, MBL, Politics
Posted on 05 June 2010. Tags: bp, chay lemoine, gulf, louisiana, new orleans, oil spill, usa
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
Posted in Culture, Environment, General, Lifestyle, MBL, Society, United States
Posted on 19 May 2010. Tags: Central Bank of Iceland, Iceland, krona, Luxembourg
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
Posted in Business, General, Iceland, MBL, Politics