Icelandic banks ‘fully comparable’ to Nordic counterparts
Claims that exchange rate fluctuations are eating into the profits of Icelandic banks have been dismissed by the Icelandic Financial Supervisory Autho...
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More bang for your buck in Iceland
The recent slide of the Icelandic Krona has made life a little harder for some residents of The Rock – no more buying super jeeps on eBay, for example...
CNBC interviews Baugur boss
In an interview on Squawk Box on the US television network CNBC, Jon Asgeir Johannesson, Executive Chairman of Baugur Group, spoke of “interesting tim...
Mean reality not welcome on northern screens
Scandinavian television viewers are changing their habits. New reports from Variety.com indicate that reality shows, particularly “mean” ones, have fa...
Branded bought by UK marketing group Loewy
The marketing group Loewy, today announced that it has acquired branding consultancy Branded. The boutique strategic branding consultancy was founded ...
Electricity agreement signed between Yemen and Iceland
Yemen’s General Corporation for Electricity and Iceland’s Reykjavik Energy Invest company signed a new agreement on Sunday, according to reports by Sa...
UK hedge fund reported to Icelandic and UK authorities
The Financial Services Authorities (FSA) in the UK and Iceland have been warned about a London-based hedge fund which disapproved of a British profess...
FL Group to publish first quarter 2008 results early May
The International Investment company FL Group is to publish first quarter 2008 results on the 8th of May. A presentation for shareholders and market p...