Icelandic Design Days at Nordic Fashion Biennale
Highlights at the Nordic Fashion Biennale, taking place in Reykjavik from 26th to 29th March, include the Icelandic Design Days, during which the Nord...
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Monetary Policy Committee
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF ICELAND: The Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland has decided that Thórarinn G. Pétursson, acting Chief Econ...
Gylfi Zoega: Icelanders should be more open
Gylfi Zoega, professor of Economics at the University of Iceland, said in an exclusive interview for IceNews, that reopening the market is essential f...
Denmark wants to tax cow farts
The latest climate-friendly tax being proposed in the Danish parliament focuses on the methane emissions that come from cattle when they break wind. T...
Norwegian women turn to Sweden for gender-based abortions
In Norway it is against the law to get an abortion based on the sex of the unborn child. However, The Local newspaper reports that some pregnant Norwe...
Danish PM claims he’s not interested in NATO top job
Amidst rampant speculation that Denmark’s prime minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, is leading the list of candidates to assume the job of NATO’s chief w...
Sweden’s pharmacy monopoly reaches an end
The government of Sweden has decided to allow stores that are not state-run pharmacies to sell non-prescription drugs. This latest move is the final s...
Acting Governor and Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland appointed
As provided for in Temporary Provision II of the Act Amending the Act on the Central Bank of Iceland, the Prime Minister today appointed Svein Harald ...