The Bank Collapse in Iceland
In the beginning of October 2008, the Icelandic Banking System collapsed in a matter of days, resulting in a national crisis, soaring unemployment, do...
Over 4000 people reported to have protested
Today local authorities report that around 4000 people gathered at Austurvollur in front of the Icelandic Parliament to protest against the situation ...
Norway’s train network on the rails
In the latest volley of an ongoing battle between officials in charge of Norway’s notoriously beleaguered train network and the government’s Transport...
American president election: Barack Obama’s team encouraged by voters turn out
According to the BBC some 29.000.000 people have gone through the pre-voting in the American president election. There is a strong feeling that histor...
Worries rise over Oslo gang war
Police in Oslo are becoming more concerned that a spate of shootings in the Norwegian capital is the result of an escalation of tensions between rival...
Norway wants passport control for Svalbard
In a move that surprised just about everyone in Norway’s government, the Justice Ministry announced suddenly that it wants all travellers to and from ...
Iceland is obviously quite a bit cheaper these days says Times Online
“Iceland is obviously quite a bit cheaper than it was this time last year, mainly because the whole country went bust.” This is how a text...
Marel did not get any Icesave money
Capital from Icesave Holland was not used to finance Marel’s Food System purchase of Stork Fund Systems. According to Hordur Arnarsson CEO of Ma...