FL Group to publish first quarter 2008 results early May
The International Investment company FL Group is to publish first quarter 2008 results on the 8th of May. A presentation for shareholders and market p...
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Denmark debates boycott of Olympic Games
The Danish public are currently divided over whether to support a boycott of the Olympic Games in China, according to the Copenhagen Post. Denmark has...
UK hedge fund denies ‘attack’ on Icelandic market
Lansdowne Partners, one of the four hedge funds named by Chairman of Kaupthing Bank for the recent ‘attack’ on the Icelandic market, has denied the ba...
Sami population in Finland under threat
Finland’s indigenous people, the Sami, are expressing a growing concern that their traditional way of life may soon disappear, reports IPS. According ...
Glitnir boosts liquidity through European restructuring
Nordic bank Glitnir will release up to 1 billion Euros ($1.6 billion) in liquidity when it exits its commercial property financing business based in L...
Iceland tackles inflation with interest rate rise
The Central Bank of Iceland announced this morning that it would raise its policy interest rate by 0.5 percentage points to 15.5%. Previously Iceland ...
Icelandic men live the longest in the world
New data released by Statistics Iceland suggests that the life expectancy of Icelandic men may be the longest in the world. A spokesperson for Statist...
Icelandic billionaire rushed to Bulgarian hospital
Bjorgolfur Thor Bjorgolfsson, a well-known Icelandic businessman and Iceland’s first billionaire, was taken to hospital in Bulgaria last week complain...