It has been revealed that just before Christmas Iceland’s special prosecutor brought charges against five people accused of tax evasion in their work lives. Read the full story
Posted on 29 December 2011.
It has been revealed that just before Christmas Iceland’s special prosecutor brought charges against five people accused of tax evasion in their work lives. Read the full story
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Posted on 13 December 2011.
Work on the case against bankrupt Glitnir Bank is going well, according to Iceland’s special prosecutor; who says that 134 people have been questioned in the last six days. Read the full story
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Posted on 06 December 2011.
Iceland’s Arion Bank says it is preparing to turn to international credit markets with a bond issue within the next 12 months. Arion has never issued bonds before and is the state-created successor to Kaupþing, which went bankrupt in 2008. Read the full story
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Posted on 23 November 2011.
The estate of Iceland’s defunct Glitnir Bank has paid back all its debts to the Central Bank of Luxembourg, two years ahead of schedule. Read the full story
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Posted on 03 November 2011.
Ingvar Vilhjalmsson, the former director of the market trade division at Iceland’s (now bankrupt) Kaupthing Bank, now needs to repay the bank’s estate around ISK 2.6 billion (EUR 16.36 million) in loans which had effectively been written off. Read the full story
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Posted on 02 November 2011.
The owner of a north Iceland hardware store is bringing charges against Landsbanki bank for theft. Read the full story
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Posted on 06 October 2011.
Two of the biggest charges against former Icelandic Prime Minister, Geir H. Haarde, were this week dropped. Haarde said the two charges were by far the most serious the Landsdomur high court was to judge him on and that he looks forward to proving his innocence on the others. Read the full story
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Posted on 07 September 2011.
Arion Bank, the state-created domestic successor to Iceland’s failed Kaupthing Bank, has reported good results for the first half of 2011. Read the full story
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Posted on 02 September 2011.
In accordance with previous estimations, it is still predicted that recoveries from the bankrupt estate of Iceland’s Landsbanki Islands hf. will cover UK and Dutch deposits in Icesave; with surplus. Read the full story
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Posted on 07 July 2011.
Iceland’s state prosecutor has decided to appeal the recent Reykjavik District Court decision to acquit the three defendants in the suspicious loan case involving Exeter Holdings, Byr savings bank and MP Bank. Read the full story
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IMF refutes claim it tried to shut Icelandic national theatre and museum
Iceland central bank holds rates, predicts ongoing economic growth
Continued Malmö violence embarrasses police
Currency exchange privacy case thrown out of Icelandic court
Sauli Niinistö wins Finland presidential race
Iceland historic French village restoration finance secured
Murder in Hafnarfjörður
Workplace drug tests increase tenfold
Mythical Icelandic monster captured on film?
Explore Vatnajökull and Jökulsárlón in Iceland with Glacier Lagoon tour
