Swedish ski village up for sale
It may well be an oxymoron, but well-heeled ski bums have the chance to purchase their very own Swedish village and ski resort for the paltry price of...
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Seeking unemployed witches in Sweden
During the current economic downturn, finally some positive employment news is coming out of Sweden: Haxriket i Norden, a company based in Ahus, is lo...
Finland drunks on the dole
Heavy drinkers in Finland are increasingly receiving government disability pensions, with nearly 20 percent of the total number of pensioners being cl...
Practical exhibiting at EIBTM, the Incentives exhibition in Barcelona
The well-known events management, incentive travel agency in Iceland, Practical, is also expanding into the international market. This event managemen...
Questions and answers about foreign exchange matters
The Central Bank of Iceland has published questions and answers about the recent changes in the Foreign Exchange Act of 1992 and the Bank’s new ...
Kaupthing seeks recognition of moratorium in the U.S.
PRESS RELEASE FROM KAUPTHING BANK: Kaupthing Bank hf. (the “Bank”) has on 30 November 2008 filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 15 of ...
New foreign exchange regulation
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF ICELAND: The Central Bank of Iceland guidelines from early October on temporary modifications in currency outfl...
Sterling Airways bailout falls through
The bankrupt budget carrier Sterling Airways, which is based in Copenhagen, has lost the confidence of the venture capital firm Axcel that was plannin...