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New film looks at positive side of Iceland crash


Production-Still-FOHFuture of Hope is a new feature length documentary about some of the good things that are happening in post banking crisis Iceland. Read the full story

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Legal reports on Icesave cost Iceland more than predicted


icesave1-03923941It cost the Icelandic government around GBP 500 (ISK 100,000) per hour to hire British law firm Ashurst to compile its report on Icesave. Read the full story

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Greenland financial independence predicted by 2015


greenlanddotcomMineral and oil income is expected, within five years, to surpass the current handouts from Copenhagen that Greenland lives off. Read the full story

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Denmark counts the true cost of protecting cartoonist Westergaard


danish-policeThe financial cost of protecting Mohammed cartoonist Kurt Westergaard is becoming an increasing burden on the Danish government. Read the full story

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Icelandic president under pressure for Icesave decision


olafur-ragnarOlafur Ragnar Grimsson, the President of Iceland, has still not announced whether he intends to sign the Icesave Bill into law or not. It is taking an unnecessarily long time, according to Social Democrat MP Sigridur Ingibjorg Ingadottir. Read the full story

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Icelandic family home vandalised in UK


icesave1-03923943An Icelander living in the UK has been the victim of vandals at his home – apparently based on the Icesave debacle still causing friction between the two nations. Read the full story

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How much money is enough money to live in Iceland?


visasIcelanders, and people all over the world, have often asked whether those on low wages really earn enough to properly support themselves and their families. Iceland’s Directorate of Immigration has now unwittingly answered the question. Read the full story

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Iceland could rent doctors and nurses to Greenland


doctorThorvaldur Ingvarsson, Medical Manager at Iceland’s Akureyri Hospital, said at a meeting with Greenlandic counterparts and the country’s Minister for Health that Iceland should send doctors to Greenland. Read the full story

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Reykjavik dims lights, saves money


Reykjavik-nightReykjavik city plans to save ISK 45 million per year by cutting back on street lighting, according to Sighvatur Arnarsson, head of the city’s Asset Management department. Read the full story

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Former Straumur boss wants his money…for charity


william-fallThe former head of Straumur investment bank, William Fall told Icelandic television last night that if his claim for withheld wages to the bank’s resolution committee is paid out, the money will be given to charities in Iceland. Fall has claimed ISK 640 million in backdated wages. The matter has been sent to the Reykjavik District Court. Read the full story

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