Glitnir ‘best bank’ in Iceland
Global Finance, the international financial news magazine, has named Glitnir the ‘Best Bank’ in Iceland in its 2007 ‘World’s B...
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Iceland offers help to Chinese genetic project
Last week the Icelandic President, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, met with representatives from Shanghai’s Fudan University in China to discuss ways in which...
Iceland in security talks with NATO
On a recent visit to Iceland, the Secretary General of NATO, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, met Icelandic Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde and Foreign Minister I...
Icelandic player joins Barnsley FC
Icelandic international Gylfi Einarsson is currently participating in training with Barnsley Football Club in Oakwell after being invited by manager S...
Jordan in investment talks with Iceland
Government officials from both Jordan and Iceland met recently to discuss the possibilities of economic cooperation between the two nations. Ma’en Nsu...
Scottish fungi festival has Icelandic twist
Last weekend, a small village in Scotland which holds its annual autumn festival around a mushroom theme, transformed itself into a Nordic wonderland ...
Icelandic unemployment rate lowest in 19 years
Last month, Iceland recorded the lowest rate of unemployment experienced in the country over the last 19 years. Reports released last week indicate th...
World’s highest diesel prices in Iceland
A recent study in Germany has shown that diesel and gasoline prices in Iceland are among the highest in the world. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technisch...