Iceland halts capelin fishing
Acting on the advice of Iceland’s Marine Research Institute (MRI), Einar K. Gudfinnsson, Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries, recently declared a sudden h...
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Iceland cannot adopt Euro with joining EU, says Stark
Jurgen Stark, a Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, recently spoke in Reykjavik on the subject of Iceland joining the EU. Acco...
US embassy clears up caucus confusion
Presidential elections in the United States often baffle observers. Particularly confusing to outsiders are the events surrounding the run up to the e...
Norway and Iceland in joint procurement for rescue helicopters
The Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Police recently announced that Norway and Iceland were likely to jointly acquire new Search and Rescue (SAR) hel...
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Iceland forges diplomatic ties with Fiji
The first diplomatic ties between Fiji, an island nation in the South Pacific, and Iceland were established this month, reports the Fiji Times. Mason ...
Corporate tax rate in Iceland reduced to 15%
The Icelandic government this week announced that it would lower the corporate tax rate in Iceland to 15%. The change applies for transactions during ...
World’s first master degree in Polar Law
The University of Akureyri in Iceland will be launching the world’s first programme in polar law in September. The new master’s programme will focus o...