Long live the Icelandic male
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...
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Offshore fixed rate bond offered to corporate investors
International savings specialist Bradford & Bingley International (BBI) has launched a limited issue bond for corporate investors, trustees, Indep...
More bang for your buck in Iceland
The recent slide of the Icelandic Krona has made life a little harder for some residents of The Rock – no more buying super jeeps on eBay, for example...
CNBC interviews Baugur boss
In an interview on Squawk Box on the US television network CNBC, Jon Asgeir Johannesson, Executive Chairman of Baugur Group, spoke of “interesting tim...
Finnish PM in talks about key EU positions
Discussions are underway among officials as to the allocation of jobs in the European Union among the various party alliances. According to the Finnis...
Electricity agreement signed between Yemen and Iceland
Yemen’s General Corporation for Electricity and Iceland’s Reykjavik Energy Invest company signed a new agreement on Sunday, according to reports by Sa...
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...
Actavis buys Chinese API manufacturing firm
Actavis, a leading generic pharmaceuticals company, has acquired a 90% share in Zhejiang Chiral Medicine Chemicals Company in China for an undisclosed...