Iceland’s December fish harvest sees year-on-year increase
New figures have revealed that Iceland’s fishing industry brought in a larger catch in December 2012 than during the same month of 2011. In all, the c...
Mackerel removed from sustainable fish list amid fishing row
Conservationists have taken mackerel off the list of sustainable fish species amid overfishing and international political turmoil regarding fishing q...
S&P upgrades Finland’s credit rating
Finland’s AAA credit rating has been upgraded to stable, officials from Standard & Poor’s announced on 14 January.
Iceland central bank chief concerned over weak krona
The head of Iceland’s central bank has said that the country is uncomfortable with the state of its currency, as inflation continues to outpace its ta...
Weak retail sales in Norway to delay rate hikes
Slow consumer activity in Norway is likely to further convince officials to delay the interest rate increases planned for 2013.
Former Baugur head pleads not guilty
The former head of Icelandic investment group Baugur has pleaded not guilty to fraud charges relating to his actions leading up to the country’s 2008 ...
Iceland PM: capital controls may stay past deadline
Iceland’s Prime Minister has said that the island nation’s capital controls may need to remain in place beyond the 2013 deadline.
Sedlabanki retains Iceland interest rate
The central bank of Iceland has opted not to change the country’s primary interest rate. Sedlabanki officials announced that the seven-day collaterali...