Kaupthing’s top bosses indicted over rigging
Kaupthing bank that collapsed during the great meltdown of 2008, is now in the news for other reasons. Nine senior executives, including former execut...
Straumur head fired over UK tax evasion report
Pétur Einarsson, the head of Reykjavik-based investment bank Straumur, has been dismissed following the release of a report stating that he evaded pay...
Icelandic fishing fleet sees further growth
The number of Iceland-registered fishing vessels increased last year, new figures have shown. Officials from Statistics Iceland said that the amount o...
Denmark announces corporate tax rate cut
Copenhagen is to trim Denmark’s corporate tax rate in order to attract new business amid an ongoing recession. Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt o...
Kaupthing issues first international bond since banking collapse
Reykjavik-based Arion Banki, formerly know as Kaupthing, has issued its first international bond since the Iceland’s financial collapse in 2008. Hösku...
Iceland MP speaks against high taxes on imported goods
Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarsson, a member of parliament for the opposition’s Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokurinn) took a stance against high taxes on go...
Norwegian economy grows 3.5% in 2012
Norway’s economy overcame external pressures and managed reasonable growth last year, according to the latest figures from Statistics Norway. Official...
Iceland central bank: krona will never float again
The head of Iceland’s central bank has said that floating the krona without the use of controls is never likely to happen again.