Sweden experiments with six-hour working day
Several employers in Sweden have been leading the way in reducing the working day to just six hours, citing happier and more productive employees. Lea...
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Norwegian companies offer support to Syrian refugees
Several Norwegian businesses are doing their part for the 11 million Syrian refugees by donating a day’s sales revenue to aid organizations, as well a...
Iceland drops import duty on EU farm produce
Further liberalization on the trade in agricultural products with the EU block will result in duty free importation of most farm produce, reducing the...
Hard Rock Café returns to Reykjavik
A decade after it closed its doors in the Icelandic capital, the world renowned Hard Rock Café is set to return to Reykjavik later this year. Investor...
Statoil name change to Circle K gets positive reactions
Announced in Oslo today, Statoil Retail and Fuel will be changing it’s name to Circle K. The current owners of Statoil Retail and Fuel, Couche-T...
Edited: Reykjavik City Council votes to boycott Israeli products
Edited 19.09.2015 Reykjavik City Council (not Iceland as wrongly stated before) has announced that it will boycott all Israeli goods for as long as th...
Dunkin’ Donuts launches in Iceland
Dunkin’ Donuts has debuted in Iceland with the launch of its first store in the capital Reykjavik. The outlet opened on Wednesday, with hordes of peop...
Segolene Royal to witness signing between geothermal clusters in Iceland and France
Mme Segolene Royal the minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy in the government of France is on an official visit in Iceland during ...