IMF loan to Iceland flounders
After postponing the negotiations by the IMF board three times, the fund withheld official backing for the planned $6bn loan to Iceland, Financial Tim...
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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...
Icelanders thank their island neighbour the Faroe Islands
Over 20.000 Icelanders have signed their name on a special web page thanking the Faroe Islands for their support in the form of a 6 billion ISK loan. ...
UK European Parliament member disappointed by UK government
According to Icelandic morning paper Morgunbladid, Diana Wallis, who is the Vice Presidenet of the European Parliament and a UK Liberal Democrat, has ...
Iceland: The future is in the EU
An article by Philip Lane, Professor of International Macroeconomics and Director of the Institute for International Integration Studies (IIIS) at Tri...
Norway’s train network on the rails
In the latest volley of an ongoing battle between officials in charge of Norway’s notoriously beleaguered train network and the government’s Transport...
Iceland PM hits out at IMF rumours
In a Interview to the online media MBL.is the Icelandic prime minster Geir H. Haarde said that unprocessed loans from other countries are stopping the...
Conservatives make historic win in Finland local elections
In a recent nationwide election to determine the makeup of Finland’s local governments, the conservative National Coalition party won the most votes f...