Gylfi Zoega analysis: Iceland and the hazards of internet accounts
An analysis by Gylfi Zoega, professor of economics at Birkbeck College, UK and the University of Iceland: Two years ago, the Icelandic bank Landsbanki...
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Swedish couple murdered in Tobago
Reports coming out of the southern Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago state that an elderly Swedish couple have been brutally murdered at their h...
Mixed results in World Cup qualifiers for Nordic football nations
Finland and Denmark emerged with victories after this week’s World Cup qualifiers for 2010, while Sweden and Norway could only manage draws. The 1-0 F...
Icelandic delegation talks in Moscow
An Icelandic delegation held talks about the possible loan from Russia to Iceland in Moscow earlier today, according to Reuters. The talks are reporte...
Tromso Winter Olympics bid losing steam
Adding further pressure to Tromso’s 2018 Winter Olympics bid, which has proven unpopular among Norwegian citizens and politicians alike, a new report ...
British government offers loan to Landsbanki
Alistair Darling, the British finance minister announced that the Bank of England will give a loan of 100 million pounds to reimburse British deposito...
Joint Declaration
From Icelandic Prime Minister’s office Delegations of Iceland and the United Kingdom have met in a friendly atmosphere in Reykjavík to discuss i...
Richard Portes analyses: The shocking errors of Iceland’s meltdown
We are bringing you a comment to our post ‘Brown’s letter to Haarde‘ written by Richard Portes, the Professor of Economics at London...