Tag Archive | "Iceland"

Iceland banking crisis report now in print


alþingishúsið-littleThe long-awaited report by the Icelandic parliament’s financial investigation committee is currently being printed. Read the full story

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Iceland Struggles To Keep Up


glenn-dowd-littleIceland currently has 53 football players playing abroad. Not bad for a little country marooned in the North Atlantic Ocean, or is it? Read the full story

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Audur Capital steps into stock market role


picture2life_88210_originalNASDAQ OMX Iceland hf. has confirmed that Audur Capital will be Certified Adviser for First North Iceland. Read the full story

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Norway FM open to Iceland loan before Icesave solution


jonas-gahr-store-littleJonas Gahr Store, the Norwegian Foreign Minister, looks set to break ranks with the other Nordic countries by recommending that Norway grant loans to Iceland before the Icesave issue is finally resolved with the Netherlands and the UK. Read the full story

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Reykjavik Internet Marketing Conference goes live


picture2life_68311_originalThis morning begins a very high profile weekend for the internet in Iceland with today’s Reykjavik Internet Marketing Conference and the accompanying high-tech expo which runs until Sunday. Read the full story

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Nordic tax fraud probe stretches to Bahamas


nordicAn information sharing contract has been signed between the Nordic nations and the Bahamas, intended to hinder Nordic tax evasion. Read the full story

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Cabinet reshuffle on the way for Icelandic government?


ogmundur-jonasson-littleSome argue the Icelandic government has been weakened by Saturday’s massive ‘no’vote in the Icesave referendum and nobody believes its domestic position was improved by it. As a result, members are calling for something to be done. Read the full story

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Icelandic energy pays price for aluminium profits


kronur1Nordural (Century Aluminium) pays a quarter less for its electricity in Iceland than the global average. This was revealed in a confidential leaked document to RUV. Read the full story

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The View from Here, No. 1


chay-lemoine-littleThe first in a regular series of columns by Chay Lemoine: Gudny Halldorsdottir’s Honour of the House Read the full story

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‘No’ to Icesave does not damage Iceland’s credit rating


kronurThe result of Iceland’s so-called Icesave referendum has no effect on the creditworthiness of the nation, at least not directly. Read the full story

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