Status of domestic and international payment intermediation
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF ICELAND: Domestic payment intermediation between banking institutions and their customers is proceeding smoothl...
Politics
Information and news on politics in Iceland, Scandinavia and Northern Europe
Unbowed Icelandic PM sends a strong message to UK
In an emotional address to parliament today, Icelandic Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde summed up the tempestuous waves of misfortune that over the last ...
Payments to Icelandic banks
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF ICELAND: Due to the extraordinary circumstances in banking today we have a reason to believe that some payments...
Temporary foreign exchange arrangements
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF ICELAND The Central Bank of Iceland has come to an agreement with market makers in the foreign exchange market,...
3.5% policy rate reduction announced by Central Bank of Iceland
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF ICELAND: The Central Bank of Iceland today announced a decision to reduce the policy rate by 3.5%. The Icelandi...
Nordic siblings offering more than moral help
The Central Bank of Iceland said it drew 400 million euro (543 million dollars) in accordance with a mid-May agreement it made with the central banks ...
Gylfi Zoega analysis: Iceland and the hazards of internet accounts
An analysis by Gylfi Zoega, professor of economics at Birkbeck College, UK and the University of Iceland: Two years ago, the Icelandic bank Landsbanki...
Icelandic delegation talks in Moscow
An Icelandic delegation held talks about the possible loan from Russia to Iceland in Moscow earlier today, according to Reuters. The talks are reporte...