Iceland’s Arion Banki has decided to list retail giant Hagar on the Reykjavik stock exchange as a public listed company. Read the full story

Mumbai police were surprised and worried when they appeared to lose Icelandic First Lady Dorrit Moussaieff. Read the full story

Iceland’s best go-kart track will open for the first time this weekend at the Korputorg shopping centre on the outskirts of Reykjavik. Read the full story

Keflavik International Airport, the biggest international gateway in Iceland, is both relaxing and exciting, with a comfortable artistic ambiance and a host of great shops. Brands including Burberry, Calvin Klein, Gucci, Bvulgari, Boss, Diesel, Breitling, Tagheur and Raymond Weil cost less at Keflavik than in many other airports and big cities; and up to 50 percent cheaper than in Reykjavik. Read the full story

The fact that Iceland is cheaper to visit now than ever before is a widely reported effect of more favourable exchange rates for tourists. But the country’s main airport is also attracting customers and praise in equal measure – not least for its great value duty free shopping. Read the full story

The weakened Swedish national currency, the krona, is luring Finnish shoppers from across the border looking to cash in on favourable exchange rates. Since the autumn of 2008, the krona has depreciated by 15 percent compared to the euro, and this means some worthwhile savings are available to Finns in Sweden. Read the full story

Every year, the kind folks at Visit Reykjavik compile an amazingly useful list of key opening times over Christmas and New Year to aid tourists and locals in equal measure in enjoying the city over the holiday. Read the full story

Boutique Herdubreid has just opened on Baronsstigur in central Reykjavik just in time for Christmas.

The new boutique is located in an architect’s studio – which has become available due to the massive reduction in new architectural projects. Read the full story

Icelandair, the biggest airline in Iceland is offering a raft of big discount fares to celebrate the beauty of winter and, “As a way of saying thank you” for the unity of Scandinavia in providing funding to Iceland to help it through its serious economic crisis. Read the full story

Icelandic police in the capital Reykjavik are investigating a rather unique money counterfeiting case.

The story goes, according to MBL.is, that an opportunistic gentleman went into a Reykjavik convenience store on Monday and paid for his shopping with a 10,000 kronur note. Eye brows should have been raised instantly. Read the full story