UK pours hundreds of millions pounds into IceSave
The British authorities have decided to put GBP 800 million into the accounts of British depositors in IceSave, MBL reported. Alistair Darling, the Br...
Politics
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The Central Bank of Iceland leaves its policy rate unchanged
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF ICELAND: The Board of Governors of the Central Bank of Iceland has decided to hold the Bank’s policy inte...
Denmark considering joining the eurozone
Denmark’s Prime Minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, has announced that he hopes a referendum will be called to decide whether Denmark should join the eur...
Christiania residents battle Copenhagen police
The giant squatter city in the heart of Copenhagen known as Christiania was the scene of clashes with local police over plans by the city to tear down...
Payments intermediation proceeding more smoothly to and from the UK
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF ICELAND: Payment intermediation to and from the United Kingdom is proceeding much more smoothly than before. Ho...
Congratulations Obama, Congratulations US – History has been made
Barack Obama won in the presidential election and is to become the President of the United States. He is also the first black president in US history....
American president election: Barack Obama’s team encouraged by voters turn out
According to the BBC some 29.000.000 people have gone through the pre-voting in the American president election. There is a strong feeling that histor...
Norway wants passport control for Svalbard
In a move that surprised just about everyone in Norway’s government, the Justice Ministry announced suddenly that it wants all travellers to and from ...