Iceland depends on tourism – Now more than ever
When calculating how countries depend on tourism and the travel industry, Iceland takes the 5th place globally according to Visir’s report quoting How...
WOWAir to Fly to USA’s West Coast
Travellers will be happy to learn that WOW Air is expanding its repertoire of destinations. Iceland’s economy airline plans to add Los Angeles and San...
Thorning-Schmidt and Obama talk debt and daughters
In arguably her biggest moment on the international stage to date, Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt enjoyed a 40-minute meeting with US Pr...
Nokia to cut 17,000 jobs
Finnish-German telecoms giant Nokia Siemens has surprised the business world by announcing 17,000 job cuts, representing a very-significant 23 percent...
Xmas spruce Scrooge saving suggestion scrapped
Not wanting to be seen as Scrooges, the Norwegian capital Oslo has decided against scrapping its annual Christmas tree gifts to Rotterdam, Reykjavik a...
Danish piracy solution: go fishing instead
Danish authorities are working on an initiative that they hope will see Somali pirates exchange their Kalashnikovs for fishing rods.
Fitch affirms Iceland sovereign ratings, revises outlooks to stable
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Iceland’s Long-term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) of ‘BB+’ and ‘BBB+R...
Russia-Denmark relations advance with energy agreement
Business between Denmark and Russia will take a step forward this year via new energy initiatives.