Norway and Sweden jointly bid for Euro 2016
Sweden’s Football Association has announced it intends to team up with Norway to make a joint bid to host the European Championship in 2016. The Europ...
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PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF ICELAND: The Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland has decided that Thórarinn G. Pétursson, acting Chief Econ...
Gylfi Zoega: Icelanders should be more open
Gylfi Zoega, professor of Economics at the University of Iceland, said in an exclusive interview for IceNews, that reopening the market is essential f...
Denmark wants to tax cow farts
The latest climate-friendly tax being proposed in the Danish parliament focuses on the methane emissions that come from cattle when they break wind. T...
A taste of Greenland coming to the mineral water market
Swiss-based drinking water company, Greenland Spring Water received its long-awaited green light from the local government to begin processing and bot...
Sweden’s porn king hit with huge tax bill
The Stockholm County Administrative Court has ruled that Sweden’s porn king Berth Milton will have to pay 865 million kroner (USD 100 million) in back...
Sweden’s pharmacy monopoly reaches an end
The government of Sweden has decided to allow stores that are not state-run pharmacies to sell non-prescription drugs. This latest move is the final s...
Acting Governor and Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland appointed
As provided for in Temporary Provision II of the Act Amending the Act on the Central Bank of Iceland, the Prime Minister today appointed Svein Harald ...