Norwegian offers new options for solo cruisers
The solo travel market is set to be boosted following the announcement by Norwegian Cruise Lines that the new vessel Norwegian Epic will feature a tot...
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Icelandair Mid-Atlantic Travel Seminar in its 18th year and bigger than ever
The Mid-Atlantic Workshop and Travel Seminar in Iceland hosted by Icelandair is now in its 18th year and bigger than ever. Over the years the seminars...
FBI delayed Saab sale deal
A Swedish government-requisitioned investigation into Dutch car manufacturer Spyker and its Russian investors temporarily halted the takeover of the f...
Norway denies tobacco producers access to pension funds
Acting on the recommendation of the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), the Norwegian Ministry of Finance has announced that seventeen tobacco prod...
Interest rate rises predicted for Sweden
The state-owned Swedish mortgage lender SBAB has advised that home owners will suffer reduced spending power under sharp autumn interest rate increase...
World’s oldest sex shop to close in Copenhagen
This March will see the closure of Blue Movie – the oldest sex shop in the world – due to financial difficulties. Supplying pornographic material sinc...
Nordea Bank target for malware
Customers who use Nordea’s online banking services have been warned by the bank that the facility may be the target of a malicious software programme....
Central Bank of Iceland lowers interest rates
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to lower Central Bank interest rates by 0.5 percentage points. The deposit rate (current account rate) w...