Sweden Foreign Minister praises Iceland progress
The Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Carl Bildt who is currently in Reykjavik at a meeting of the Nordic foreign ministers says on his blog: “All...
Nordic region must lead way in climate change
At their summit in Iceland, environment ministers from the Nordic region stressed in a public statement that “The Nordic Region must show the way and ...
New Government Takes Office – Social Democrats and Left-Greens Continue their Coalition Partnership
A new coalition government, formed by the Social Democrat Alliance and the Left-Green Movement, formally announced today at a press conference held at...
Foreign Consultants Engaged to Represent State Interests
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE: At a meeting held on 3 February, the Government of Iceland approved a proposal from the Prime Mi...
Icelandic Design Days at Nordic Fashion Biennale
Highlights at the Nordic Fashion Biennale, taking place in Reykjavik from 26th to 29th March, include the Icelandic Design Days, during which the Nord...
Monetary Policy Committee
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF ICELAND: The Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland has decided that Thórarinn G. Pétursson, acting Chief Econ...
Gylfi Zoega: Icelanders should be more open
Gylfi Zoega, professor of Economics at the University of Iceland, said in an exclusive interview for IceNews, that reopening the market is essential f...
Iceland grew in 2008
According to the Resident Register at the National Registry Office of Iceland, the population of Iceland was 319,368 on 1st January 2009, up from 315,...