Glitnir ‘best bank’ in Iceland
Global Finance, the international financial news magazine, has named Glitnir the ‘Best Bank’ in Iceland in its 2007 ‘World’s B...
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Iceland in security talks with NATO
On a recent visit to Iceland, the Secretary General of NATO, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, met Icelandic Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde and Foreign Minister I...
Jordan in investment talks with Iceland
Government officials from both Jordan and Iceland met recently to discuss the possibilities of economic cooperation between the two nations. Ma’en Nsu...
Icelandair picks up outstanding website award
Icelandair.com, in partnership with IT company Amadeus, has won the ‘Outstanding Achievement Award’ in the airline category at this year’s Interactive...
India signs energy cooperation agreement with Iceland
The governments of India and Iceland last week signed an agreement in which they declared their mutual cooperation on the development of new technolog...
Icelandic banks gamble on credit crunch
Whilst many financial spectators have been advising Icelandic banks to proceed more cautiously this year, the main Icelandic banks have not stopped in...
Whale meat the topic of Iceland-Japan talks
Discussions between Iceland and Japan on the exportation of Icelandic whale meat to Japan are continuing, despite protests against Iceland’s dec...
Iceland may pull adult education funding in Uganda
The Functional Adult Education programme in Uganda’s Kalangala District may have to close next year amid talks that its most significant donor, Icelan...