Icelandic company invests in Romanian construction boom
Gigant Construct, a real estate development company owned by five businessmen from Iceland, plans to start on further construction projects in a prime...
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A Smoking Gene found by Decode Genetics
deCODE Genetics has shown how a single variant in the genome sequence leads to nicotine dependence and risk of lung cancer and other smoking related d...
Bankers reject claims that Iceland is in financial crisis
“Fears of a meltdown are vastly overblown“, wrote Hannes Gissurarson, professor of political theory at the University Iceland in the Wall Street Journ...
Iceland wants a piece of Google pie
According to a recent report by Business Week, the costs of cooling data centres and providing them with operational power is growing, leading Iceland...
Will global warming be advantageous for Scandinavia?
Climate change and global warming are currently hot topics in most countries around the world. Many governments are attempting to slow the trend towar...
Artist Gunnhildur Hauksdottir exhibits in Reykjavik
The works of modern Icelandic artist Gunnhildur Hauksdottir are currently on display at the Hafnarhus Art Gallery in central Reykjavik. The installati...
Icelandic PM gives insight into state of economy
Icelandic Prime Minister Geir Haarde addressed the Annual Meeting of the Central Bank of Iceland on Friday in which he stated the following: “Al...
Al Gore to speak at Glitnir climate conference in Iceland
Nordic bank Glitnir and the University of Iceland will host an open meeting with Al Gore in Reykjavik in April. Al Gore, the former vice-president of ...