Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting to take place in Kiruna
On 15 May 2013 the Arctic Council will hold its biennial Ministerial Meeting in Kiruna in the north of Sweden. Approximately 300 people – ministers, d...
74 more jobs to go at Sonera
After months of deliberating, telecommunications firm Sonera finally announced its decision to reduce its staff by 74. Initially, talks were on since ...
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...