Politics in Iceland: Iceland’s government coalition collapses
Iceland’s Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson has announced that Iceland’s coalition government has disbanded due to disagreements on political issues,...
Controversial immigration law passed by Icelandic government
Iceland’s government has recently passed a bill on international refugees, voted in favor by all members of the coalition government parties – the Lef...
2017 Pulitzer Prize awarded to the Panama Papers investigation
The reports revolving around the Panama Papers have been awarded the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting according to an announcement from C...
Parliamentary elections on Saturday – The issues and the system
Excitement is mounting in Iceland because of the 2016 parliamentary elections which will be held this Saturday, 29 October. Normally Icelanders would ...
Former Prime Minister voted out as leader of the Progressive party
The Progressive party struggled with considerable tension in the weeks leading up to its annual party assembly on Sunday where Sigmundur David Gunnlau...
Wall street lawyers hold no fear for Iceland’s defiant prime minister
IceNews recently reported about Wall Street lawyers preparing to indict the Icelandic government for defaulting on sovereign claims. Bloomberg reporte...
Iceland buys back its own debt
Republic of Iceland has bought back its own debt in the nominal series RIKH 18 1009, the buyback is part of icelands debt and liquidity management str...
Former prime minister publicly speaks for the first time since his resignation
Iceland’s former prime minster Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson spoke in public for the first time today after he famously resigned office in early ...