Offshore savings bank releases fixed rate bonds
Isle of Man based savings bank, Bradford & Bingley International, has launched two new fixed rate bonds. A limited edition one year bond (Fixed Ra...
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A day at the beach for Stockholm police resulted in their officers learning how to handle snakes. On Sunday afternoon, a woman called police after dis...
Nordic banks boost Icelandic economy
Three Nordic central banks have lent Iceland credit of up to 1.5 billion euros ($2.3 billion) to strengthen the country‘s foreign currency reserves, r...
Turkey looks to Iceland for geothermal developments
Hilmi Guler, the Minister of Energy for Turkey, recently made a formal visit to Iceland in order to explore the possibilities of geothermal energy pro...
Poll shows Sweden Democrats gaining support
A recent poll suggests that the Sweden Democrats have finally gathered enough support from the Swedish population to enter parliament, according to re...
NATO a touchy subject in Finland
Last week, Finland’s Minister of Defence, Jyri Hakamies, spoke out in public, voicing his support for Finland and Sweden’s accession into NATO. The sp...
Traffic could damage protected lake
According to local environmentalists, the largest lake in Iceland is under threat. Reports by IPS indicate that the construction of a new road in the ...
Condoleezza Rice to visit Iceland and Sweden
From 28th to 30th May, US Secretary Condoleezza Rice will be in Sweden and Iceland, according to reports by AFP. While in Scandinavia, Rice will atten...