Icesave negotiations concluded – outcome presented
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE ICELANDIC GOVERNMENT: * Principal conditions set by the Icelandic Althingi incorporated in supplementary agreements * Acceptanc...
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Icesave: this is as acceptable as it gets for the Icelandic nation
According to the Prime Minister of Iceland, Johanna Sigurdardottir the solution indroduced today is the best option in a bad situation. She and Steing...
The new Icesave agreement does not mean more burden
According to Indridi H. Thorláksson, personal assistant to the Icelandic Finance Minister, the new Icesave deal will not mean more burden than already...
New Icesave agreement to be announced at 16.00 today (GMT)
The Icelandic government has been meeting this morning to talk again about the Icesave issue, since changes were made to the first agreement by the Ic...
Norway to provide 5 million dollars support for Nepalese PLA
Norway has announced its support for the discharge and rehabilitation process of Nepalese Maoist army personnel. Norway has recently been encouraged b...
Creditors acquire 95 percent of share capital in Islandsbanki
Announcement from Glitnir’s Resolution Committee, the Ministry of Finance and Íslandsbank:
IOC plotted against Obama
The International Olympic Committee had made its decision to award the 2016 Olympic Games to Rio de Janeiro long before the much publicised visit by U...
Greenland rejects new national currency
Greenland will continue to use the Danish krone as its currency after the ruling government declined to adopt the National Bank’s new printed notes. S...