Invest in Iceland Act passed
The Icelandic Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism proposed a new bill of law that has recently been passed for investments in Iceland.
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Danes and Finns top poll for student civic knowledge
Danish and Finnish students have been given top marks when it comes to civic knowledge, leading a poll of 38 countries. Eighth-graders in the two Nord...
The Icesave issue discussed in Reykjavík
The negotiation committee representing the Icelandic government on the Icesave issue met yesterday and today with representatives of the UK and Dutch ...
Danish public opinion turns against the euro
A clear majority of Danes are against joining the euro, despite widespread approval of the move last month. According to a survey by Danske Bank, 55 p...
Social Democrats at 10-year low with Swedish voters
Sweden’s Social Democrats are at their lowest popularity level for the past 10 years, according to a new poll. The party is haemorrhaging support, wit...
CBI and FME announce new Iceland foreign currency loan interest rules
The Financial Supervisory Authority and the Central Bank of Iceland have decided to issue guidelines to financial institutions due to non-binding clau...
Whaling compromise not on the cards
An attempt to agree on a compromise between whaling nations and their opponents has failed. The Two days of private discussion were held by the Intern...
Immigrant Parliament to launch next year in Finland
Immigrants living in Finland will be able to vote for 50 representatives to the world’s first ‘immigrant Parliament’ at next year’s elections. The bod...