Icelandic banks ‘fully comparable’ to Nordic counterparts
Claims that exchange rate fluctuations are eating into the profits of Icelandic banks have been dismissed by the Icelandic Financial Supervisory Autho...
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More bang for your buck in Iceland
The recent slide of the Icelandic Krona has made life a little harder for some residents of The Rock – no more buying super jeeps on eBay, for example...
CNBC interviews Baugur boss
In an interview on Squawk Box on the US television network CNBC, Jon Asgeir Johannesson, Executive Chairman of Baugur Group, spoke of “interesting tim...
Finnish PM in talks about key EU positions
Discussions are underway among officials as to the allocation of jobs in the European Union among the various party alliances. According to the Finnis...
Mean reality not welcome on northern screens
Scandinavian television viewers are changing their habits. New reports from Variety.com indicate that reality shows, particularly “mean” ones, have fa...
Branded bought by UK marketing group Loewy
The marketing group Loewy, today announced that it has acquired branding consultancy Branded. The boutique strategic branding consultancy was founded ...
Electricity agreement signed between Yemen and Iceland
Yemen’s General Corporation for Electricity and Iceland’s Reykjavik Energy Invest company signed a new agreement on Sunday, according to reports by Sa...
Cheap flights to London Gatwick from Iceland and back
As of fall this year Iceland Express, Iceland’s low-fare airline, will start flying from Reykjavik to London Gatwick on daily bases – The ...