Generic pharmaceutical company Actavis completes financial restructuring
Actavis Group, the international generic pharmaceuticals company headquartered in Iceland, yesterday announced it has successfully agreed a debt refin...
Swedish handling of economic crisis praised by IMF
Both the Swedish central Bank and government have been praised by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for their management of the ongoing economic c...
Norway denies tobacco producers access to pension funds
Acting on the recommendation of the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), the Norwegian Ministry of Finance has announced that seventeen tobacco prod...
Nordic economic outlook: the litmus test
An economic analysis written by Nordea, the Baltic and Scandinavian financial services group: At the threshold of the new decade it is clear that the ...
Danish politicians call for limits on banker bonuses
A move by the Danish People’s Party aims to ensure that favourable share options and giant bonuses for bank executives are done away with – even if th...
New Kaupthing and Islandsbanki recapitalisation announced
Further to the announcement of 20 July 2009 and following shareholder meetings of Islandsbanki and New Kaupthing today, the Government of Iceland is p...
Icelanders look into investments in Belarus
A group of Icelandic businessmen from five companies in Iceland traveled to Belarus to research and learn more about possible investments in the count...
Swedish bank bailout extended
The 1.5 trillion kroner bank rescue plan announced by the Swedish government in October has been given an extra six months, and is now set to expire o...