Important to reach agreements regarding the Icelandic banks
Icelanders need to establish unity on the issue of future measures to address the current financial situation. The social partners have suggested to t...
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Iceland: Agreed Guidelines Reached on Deposit Guarantees
PRESS RELEASE FROM Ministry for Foreign Affairs Significant progress has been made towards solving the differences on the interpretation of legal obl...
Sweden on course to become a global spaceport
This is not science fiction. Swedish company Spaceport Sweden is reportedly being courted by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic as potential major ...
Concerning payment intermediation through the Central Bank of Iceland
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF ICELAND: As is well known, transfers of funds between Iceland and other countries often take longer than they d...
Finland may host historic 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
Along with Innsbruck, Austria, the Finnish town of Kuopio is in the final race to host the first ever Winter Youth Olympics in 2012. The International...
EasyJet offers new Scandinavian routes
In direct competition with Scandinavian Airlines SAS, budget carrier easyJet has started flying to and from Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport to both Milan ...
Actavis in business alliance with a Japanese generic pharmaceutical manufacturer
Actavis announced a preliminary agreement with ASKA Pharmaceutical concerning the establishment of a joint company: Actavis ASKA Co., Ltd. The plan is...
Norway’s government bails out its main shipping line
Norway’s largest shipping line Hurtigruten has been struggling to stay afloat in recent weeks as the global financial crisis has been trying to sink i...