Icelandic delegation talks in Moscow
An Icelandic delegation held talks about the possible loan from Russia to Iceland in Moscow earlier today, according to Reuters. The talks are reporte...
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Tromso Winter Olympics bid losing steam
Adding further pressure to Tromso’s 2018 Winter Olympics bid, which has proven unpopular among Norwegian citizens and politicians alike, a new report ...
British government offers loan to Landsbanki
Alistair Darling, the British finance minister announced that the Bank of England will give a loan of 100 million pounds to reimburse British deposito...
Joint Declaration
From Icelandic Prime Minister’s office Delegations of Iceland and the United Kingdom have met in a friendly atmosphere in Reykjavík to discuss i...
Richard Portes analyses: The shocking errors of Iceland’s meltdown
We are bringing you a comment to our post ‘Brown’s letter to Haarde‘ written by Richard Portes, the Professor of Economics at London...
Sweden bans certain number plate combinations
Following their trend of curtailing the names that parents may choose to give their child, Swedish authorities have now added vehicle number plates to...
Norway’s rare albino moose under threat
Since its first sighting in 2006 in the forests south of Oslo, Norway’s rare albino moose known as “Albin” has become something of a national mascot. ...
Declaration of British Treasury Secretary
Jon Cunliffe, the Second Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury, and Managing Director of International and Finance Directorate in UK, sent a letter to Ge...