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Iceland banking crisis report now in print

Iceland banking crisis report now in print

The long-awaited report by the Icelandic parliament's financial investigation committee is currently being printed. Continue Reading

Posted in General, Iceland, MBL, Politics3 Comments

Reykjavik Art Museum breaks attendance record

Reykjavik Art Museum breaks attendance record

The attendance record at Reykjavik Art Museum was broken last year when the number of museum visitors for the first time exceeded two hundred thousand, with the overall number of visitors in 2009 reaching a total of two hundred and twenty thousand. Continue Reading

Posted in Art, Culture, General, Iceland, Leisure, MBL0 Comments

Swedish bus driver investigated for ordering gay passenger off

Swedish bus driver investigated for ordering gay passenger off

SL, the Stockholm local transport authority, has been asked by the Swedish discrimination ombudsman (DO) to provide adequate compensation to a gay man after he was instructed to leave a bus by a local driver. Continue Reading

Posted in General, Lifestyle, MBL, Sweden, Travel1 Comment

Sweden embraces the Cuddle Party

Sweden embraces the Cuddle Party

Swedes have always been keen to adopt trends emanating from the United States, and the latest craze to hit Scandinavia is the cuddle party. Continue Reading

Posted in Culture, General, International, Lifestyle, MBL, Sweden0 Comments

Iceland Struggles To Keep Up

Iceland Struggles To Keep Up

Iceland currently has 53 football players playing abroad. Not bad for a little country marooned in the North Atlantic Ocean, or is it? Continue Reading

Posted in Business, General, Iceland, International, MBL, Sports3 Comments

Finnish court dismisses online spirit sales charges

Finnish court dismisses online spirit sales charges

All charges have been dismissed in the case of a Finnish website that had been accused of improper distribution and importation of alcoholic products from Germany for sale in Finland. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, Finland, General, MBL1 Comment

Danish government announces GDP stimulus plan

Danish government announces GDP stimulus plan

The Danish Prime Minister, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, has declared that his country will embark on a range of ambitious projects aimed at increasing the national GDP over the next decade. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, General, MBL, Marketing and Consulting, Politics, Society1 Comment

Audur Capital steps into stock market role

Audur Capital steps into stock market role

NASDAQ OMX Iceland hf. has confirmed that Audur Capital will be Certified Adviser for First North Iceland. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, General, Iceland, MBL2 Comments

Strong performance from Norwegian Pension Fund

Strong performance from Norwegian Pension Fund

The Government Pension Fund Global, or National Oil Fund, recorded a record annual return for 2009 according to a new report by the Norwegian Central Bank. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, Energy, General, Lifestyle, MBL, Norway, Society2 Comments

Norway FM open to Iceland loan before Icesave solution

Norway FM open to Iceland loan before Icesave solution

Jonas 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. Continue Reading

Posted in Denmark, Finland, General, Holland, Iceland, MBL, Norway, Politics, Sweden, United Kingdom33 Comments

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