Information on payment intermediation to Iceland via the Central Bank of Iceland
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF ICELAND: In view of the current circumstances, the Central Bank of Iceland wishes to explain how cross-border p...
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Information and news on politics in Iceland, Scandinavia and Northern Europe
Icelandic hopes for IMF loan rise
Iceland’s loan from the International Monetary Fund will be completed this Wednesday, the head of the IMF said on Saturday in Washington, Bloomb...
Important to reach agreements regarding the Icelandic banks
Icelanders need to establish unity on the issue of future measures to address the current financial situation. The social partners have suggested to t...
Concerning payment intermediation through the Central Bank of Iceland
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF ICELAND: As is well known, transfers of funds between Iceland and other countries often take longer than they d...
Icelandic government willing to resolve Icesave dispute
Morgunbladid reported today that the Icelandic government believes that resolving the IceSave dispute is the only way to be granted a loan from the IM...
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...
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. ...