Status of domestic and international payment intermediation: Payments to Iceland
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF ICELAND: The importance of smoothly functioning cross-border payment intermediation through Iceland’s com...
Foreign exchange market
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF ICELAND: Because of the unusual circumstances that arose in the Icelandic banks’ operations in October, interba...
Russian and US chiefs meet in Finland
As a result of the brief August war between Russia and Georgia, the US and Russia agreed to meet in Finland to try and find some common ground as the ...
‘British offer to guarantee Icesave declined by Iceland Central Bank’
Bjorgolfur Thor Bjorgolfsson, a major shareholder of Landsbanki, said this week that deposits with the collapsed savings brand Icesave could have been...
Iceland beats Ireland 3 – 0 and heads to the UEFA Cup 2008
The women’s national football team won Ireland 3 – 0, after drawing in Ireland in the first leg. A goal from the Irish player Curtis kept ...
Actavis steps into the South Korean generics market
The international generic pharmaceuticals company, Actavis has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with J&M Pharma, a Korean owned an...
Norway refuses to cut oil output
Despite the dramatic decrease in the price of a barrel of oil from its peak near USD 150 a few months ago, Norway has emphatically stated it has no pl...
PM’s Office: The Faroe Islands Come to Iceland’s Aid
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE ICELANDIC PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE: The Faroe Islands have offered Iceland a loan of DKK 300 million. The offer was put fo...