Safe to shoot polar bears?
A specialist working group convened by Environment Minister Thorunn Sveinbjarnardottir has come to the conclusion that there is no reason why polar be...
Dutch, German and British loan to Iceland
A spokesman for the Dutch Ministry of Finances said earlier today that Dutch authorities will grant Iceland up to 1.3bn euro, MBL reported. The condit...
International Monetary Fund approves Iceland´s request for a two year stand-by arrangement
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE ICELANDIC PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved Iceland’s re...
Fitch: Iceland exchange rate stability key to IMF programme
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF ICELAND: Today, Fitch Ratings issued a press release on the IMF Executive Board Approval on US$2.1 Billion Stan...
Information on payment intermediation to Iceland via the Central Bank of Iceland
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF ICELAND: In view of the current circumstances, the Central Bank of Iceland wishes to explain how cross-border p...
Icelandic hopes for IMF loan rise
Iceland’s loan from the International Monetary Fund will be completed this Wednesday, the head of the IMF said on Saturday in Washington, Bloomb...
Important to reach agreements regarding the Icelandic banks
Icelanders need to establish unity on the issue of future measures to address the current financial situation. The social partners have suggested to t...
Concerning payment intermediation through the Central Bank of Iceland
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF ICELAND: As is well known, transfers of funds between Iceland and other countries often take longer than they d...