Icelandic banks gamble on credit crunch
Whilst many financial spectators have been advising Icelandic banks to proceed more cautiously this year, the main Icelandic banks have not stopped in...
Iceland opens geothermal office in California
On October 12th, the Icelandic President, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, joined officials from the state of California and the city of Los Angeles to open th...
Glitnir in Chinese geothermal energy deal
Nordic financial group Glitnir and Chinese energy company Sinopec announced their intention last week to increase geothermal energy investments and de...
Whale meat the topic of Iceland-Japan talks
Discussions between Iceland and Japan on the exportation of Icelandic whale meat to Japan are continuing, despite protests against Iceland’s dec...
Sovereignty Day
Not a public holiday, but a day to mark the 1918 Act of Union when Denmark recognised Iceland as a fully sovereign state under the Danish king.
Young Art Festival
Young Art (Unglist) is an annual festival that gives young people the chance to get their work seen by the public. The programme includes painting, ph...
Heart attack risk test developed in Iceland
Decode Genetics, a biotech firm based in Iceland, started a new laboratory test last Thursday that may help determine if a person’s genetic code will ...
Iceland may pull adult education funding in Uganda
The Functional Adult Education programme in Uganda’s Kalangala District may have to close next year amid talks that its most significant donor, Icelan...