Össur Skarphéðinsson to give opening speech at Iceland Geothermal Conference 2013
Össur Skarphéðinsson, Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, will be giving an opening speech at the upcoming international geothermal energy confere...
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Icelandic fishing industry unaffected by sanctions
The threat of EU sanctions against Iceland over the North Atlantic mackerel dispute has had little effect on the Icelandic fishing industry, according...
Norwegian PM pledges additional Afghanistan aid
The Norwegian government has pledged to send more economic assistance to Afghanistan. The commitment was announced by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg ...
Report: Oslo, Copenhagen among world’s most expensive locations
The Norwegian and Danish capitals have once again been named as two of the most expensive cities in the world. The news comes via The Economist Decemb...
Air Greenland increases capacity on Nuuk-Iqaluit route
Greenland’s leading airline has increased flights between the Greenlandic capital and Iqaluit in the Canadian territory of Nunavut.
Ugandan aid money partially returned to Sweden
Ugandan officials have returned SEK 25 million (EUR 2.9 million) to the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) after it was revealed that the...
Iceland’s Kaupthing resolves Qatari dispute
Reykjavik-based bank Kaupthing has announced the resolution of its longstanding dispute with Qatari investor Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Hamad Al ...
Report: Helsinki immigrant population could double in 20 years
A new report has suggested that even more people than predicted could immigrate to the Finnish capital in the coming years. The news comes via a new s...