Central Bank of Iceland lowers interest rates
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to lower Central Bank interest rates by 0.5 percentage points. The deposit rate (current account rate) w...
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Iceland beats Denmark in handball Euro championship
The Icelandic national handball team beat the Danish team this evening, thus coming top of Group B in the European Championship in Austria; the next t...