Actavis not affected by economic events in Iceland
The operations of generic pharmaceutical company Actavis will not be affected by the financial crisis in Iceland, the company reports. Actavis, which ...
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Payments to Icelandic banks
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF ICELAND: Due to the extraordinary circumstances in banking today we have a reason to believe that some payments...
Volvo to lay off 3,000 staff in Sweden
On the back of a previous announcement to lay off 2,900 staff earlier this year, Volvo has revealed it plans to make an additional 3,000 employees red...
Iceland won and Norway trails at the bottom with only two points
Iceland beat Macedonia 1 – 0 in Reykjavik by a goal scored by Vegar Pall Gunnarsson who plays in Norway. Some 5,500 people turned out to see Ice...
Iceland leads by a goal against Macedonia
Iceland is leading against Macedonia 1 – 0 and looks like Iceland is getting their first three point game in the World Cup qualifying. The goal ...
Temporary foreign exchange arrangements
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF ICELAND The Central Bank of Iceland has come to an agreement with market makers in the foreign exchange market,...
3.5% policy rate reduction announced by Central Bank of Iceland
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF ICELAND: The Central Bank of Iceland today announced a decision to reduce the policy rate by 3.5%. The Icelandi...
Nordic siblings offering more than moral help
The Central Bank of Iceland said it drew 400 million euro (543 million dollars) in accordance with a mid-May agreement it made with the central banks ...