Tax cuts delayed in Iceland
Prime Minister Geir Haarde recently announced that in order to reduce the risk of fueling escalating inflation, the government will likely delay the i...
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FL Group, Jon Sigurdsson appointed Chief Executive Officer
FL Group, the international investment company, announced today that Hannes Smarason has stepped down from his role as Chief Executive Officer and Jon...
Personal DNA data soon available to all
deCode Genetics in Iceland is joining a handful of other companies breaking into the market of genetic information databases that are available to mem...
Tough times for Icelandic Group Plc
The last financial statement issued by Icelandic Group Plc indicated that the company is still in choppy waters. The group, which owns Seachill and Co...
Iceland sees local cannabis production growing
According to observations from Iceland’s police and border officials, the country is growing more cannabis this year than ever before, a trend which m...
Canadian animator makes Icelandic music film
A well-known Canadian animator who was inspired by music from the Icelandic band Sigur Ros, recently took the step into live film making. The Ottawa r...
Icelanders snap up cheap US homes
This year has seen a large number of Icelanders buying holiday homes abroad. Icelandic investors are buying up property in international locations, wi...
Glitnir wins Bank of the Year 2007
The Banker magazine named Glitnir as Icelandic ‘Bank of the Year’ at its annual awards ceremony last week in London. Nordic bank Glitnir w...