Norway embraces victims of human trafficking
Norway has gambled on catching more human traffickers by implementing a new law to help their victims. The Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion gav...
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New foreign exchange regulation
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF ICELAND: The Central Bank of Iceland guidelines from early October on temporary modifications in currency outfl...
Sterling Airways bailout falls through
The bankrupt budget carrier Sterling Airways, which is based in Copenhagen, has lost the confidence of the venture capital firm Axcel that was plannin...
Golf legend Sorenstam’s career ends with a whimper
In an unfortunate end to one of golf’s most legendary women golfers, Sweden’s superstar Annika Sorenstam missed the cut for her final LGPA American to...
Sweden cleans out squatters
Police in Sweden have embarked on a mission to evict squatters living in the south of the country, with the university town of Malmo turning into some...
Cod stocks at the centre of discussions between EU and Norway
The recovery of the dwindling cod stocks in the North Sea is a major conservation issue for many nations involved in the regional fishing trade. The E...
Iceland: Request for Stand-By Arrangement – IMF Staff Reports
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF ICELAND: In the context of the Stand-By Arrangement, the following documents have been released and are include...
Norwegian’s little finger is world’s strongest
There’s a record for just about everything, and last week a Norwegian man got to put his name in the Guinness Book of Records when he lifted 100.38kg ...