GRECO Calls For Iceland to Strengthen its Systems Against Corruption
In a newly published evaluation report by The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), the Icelandic government is asked to str...
First Left to Right Government in Iceland
For the first time in Iceland‘s political history, a left-wing Prime Minister is the head of government. The new three-party alliance, which was annou...
Acting Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson Sold Stocks in Glitnir Bank Hours Before Crash
New research made by newspapers Stundin and The Guardian, and Reykjavik Media shows that Bjarni Benediktsson, acting Prime Minister and leader of the ...
2017 Pulitzer Prize awarded to the Panama Papers investigation
The reports revolving around the Panama Papers have been awarded the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting according to an announcement from C...
Parliamentary elections on Saturday – The issues and the system
Excitement is mounting in Iceland because of the 2016 parliamentary elections which will be held this Saturday, 29 October. Normally Icelanders would ...
Former Prime Minister voted out as leader of the Progressive party
The Progressive party struggled with considerable tension in the weeks leading up to its annual party assembly on Sunday where Sigmundur David Gunnlau...
Wall street lawyers hold no fear for Iceland’s defiant prime minister
IceNews recently reported about Wall Street lawyers preparing to indict the Icelandic government for defaulting on sovereign claims. Bloomberg reporte...
Iceland buys back its own debt
Republic of Iceland has bought back its own debt in the nominal series RIKH 18 1009, the buyback is part of icelands debt and liquidity management str...