Iceland’s central bank raises rates
Iceland’s central bank Sedlabanki raised its key interest rates by 50 basis points after ending capital controls and seeing positive domestic demand. ...
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Secret Solstice selling world’s most expensive ticket
Iceland’s Secret Solstice festival has announced that it is offering the world’s most expensive concert ticket for this summer’s event. The festival, ...
Iceland to lift capital controls
Iceland looks set to end its capital controls following a parliament vote in favour of tightening financial regulations. The Icelandic government has ...
Bjork releases 360-degree music video
Icelandic musician Bjork has released a 360-degree music video for her latest track Stonemilker. Having already released an interactive album and a 3D...
Iceland sends 1,700 tonnes of whale meat to Japan
A vessel transporting 1,700 tonnes of whale meat departed Iceland on route to Japan on Thursday, announced an activist group that is protesting the sh...
Games of Small States kicks off in Iceland
The Laugardal Sports Hall in Reykjavik was the venue for the opening of the 2015 Games of Small States of Europe. The centre was a surprise setting fo...
Icelandic fishermen to visit Morgère to see Exocet trawl door in action
A delegation of nine Icelandic fishermen will visit Morgère in St. Malo next week (9 to 11 June) to see at first hand the new Exocet trawl door and th...
Czech planes to guard Iceland airspace
The Czech Republic is deploying five multirole fighter jets to protect Iceland’s airspace for six weeks while Canada partakes in US-led operations aga...