Iceland lowers policy rate
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to lower the deposit rate (current account rate) by 0.5 percentage points to 9%. The maximum volume at w...
Sweden contemplates new nuclear power plants
The state-owned power company Vattenfall has unveiled plans that may lead to at least one new Swedish nuclear power station, according to a press stat...
Icelandair delighted as Lonely Planet rate Iceland top destination for 2010
The Lonely Planet travel guide has recently released the Best in Travel 2010 book, the publisher’s fifth annual collection of the world’s ...
Iceland’s European Union negotiation committee appointed
The Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs has appointed Iceland’s negotiation committee for the upcoming accession negotiations with the Europe...
Swedish head teacher claims anorexia and dyslexia not real
Disabilities rights advocates and health workers alike have been angered by a southern Swedish school principal who claims that anorexia and dyslexia ...
Norway launches new satellite
Thor 6, the latest satellite from the Norwegian Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc), has been successfully released into orbit from its launch site ...
Swine flu kills Swedish politician
Swine flu, the global pandemic that continues to cause wide-spread fears, has claimed a high profile Swedish politician–bringing the total confi...
SecurStore’s preferred online data backup software exceeds 100,000 sites
SecurStore, an online data backup and recovery service, favour the Hybrid Cloud Backup platform by Asigra, who have just announced that more than 100,...