Finnish unemployment rate rises
The number of unemployment people in Finland has increased to, 220,000, or by 8.3 per cent, over the past year, according to Statistics Finland.
Former Landsbanki boss jailed in Iceland
The former boss of the defunct Icelandic bank Landsbanki has been jailed for 12 months for his role in the 2008 financial crisis.
Iceland economy forecast to expand by 2.7% in 2014
Iceland’s economy has been forecast to grow by 2.7 per cent this year, according to the most recent prediction by Statistics Iceland.
Iceland wants to reach Japan free trade agreement
Iceland wants to tie up a free trade agreement with Japan in order to increase economic growth, said Foreign Minister Gunnar Sveinsson.
Icelandic fishery gets golden redfish MSC certification
The Icelandic Sustainable Fisheries (ISF) golden redfish (Sebastes marinus) fishery has been given the first ever Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) cer...
OSP takes Board of Directors of SPRON to court for breach of trust
The Office of the Special Prosecutor in Iceland (OSP) took the Board of Directors of SPRON, Iceland´s largest Savings Bank before the bank Collapse in...
Questions raised about CEO of Icepharma in light of charges from the Office of the Special Prosecutor
Questions have been raised about whether the CEO of Icepharma, Margret Gudmundsdottir, should remain as the Chairman of the Board of N1, Iceland’s big...
Board of Directors of SPRON charged with breach of trust
The Office of the Special Prosecutor in Iceland has charged the Board of Directors of SPRON, the country’s largest Savings Banks, which collapsed duri...