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The Goverment of Iceland responds to the Reply to its Defence in the Icesave case
Today, Iceland served the EFTA Court with its Rejoinder in the Icesave case. In the Rejoinder Iceland responds to the arguments put foward by the EFTA Surveillance Authority in its Reply to Iceland...
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Presidential Election 2012
Under the Constitution of the Republic of Iceland, any person who has reached the age of 35 and who meets the requirements for being able to vote in elections to the Althingi (with the exception of th...
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Important issues discussed at the Nordic Foreign Ministers' meeting in Stavanger on 4 May 2012
Nordic cooperation is developing rapidly. When the Nordic Foreign Ministers came together in Stavanger on 4 May, they discussed ways of strengthening Nordic cooperation and a number of important inter...
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Republic of Iceland issues US Dollar bonds
Press release no. 4/2012 Iceland has issued a USD 1 billion Reg S / 144A bond offering due in 2022. This is a fixed rate bond with a 6,0% yield. The transaction was well received by global investors...
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Iceland expresses concerns over proposed EU regulation on trade measures
At the meeting of the EEA Joint Committee on Monday 30 April Iceland presented a statement on the Commission proposal for a "Regulation on certain measures in relation to countries allowing non-sustai...
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Minister presents annual report on foreign affairs
On 26th April, Össur Skarphéðinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, presented his annual report on foreign affairs to the Icelandic Parliament. Amongst the main findings are the followin...
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2011 Government Accounts: Preliminary results from the Financial Management Agency
Preliminary results for 2011 Government accounts have now been released by the Financial Management Agency. Their conclusion is that both revenues and expenditures exceeded estimates by the Ministry o...
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Prime Minister of Iceland and Premier of China meet in Reykjavik
The Premier of China, Mr. Wen Jiabao, started his official visit to Iceland today, and was met by the Prime Minister of Iceland, Mrs. Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir. This is the first visit of a Chinese Premi...
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Agreements and declarations signed following a meeting between Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and Premier Wen Jiabao in Reykjavik today
Following a bilateral meeting today between Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and Premier Wen Jiabao, they attended the signing of six agreements and declarations in the Natinonal Culture Heritage...
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Free trade talks discussed with Chinese Minstry of Commerce
This morning, Foreign Minister Össur Skarphéðinsson met with Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming, responsible for international trade. The Minister is part of a delegation led by Chinese Premier ...
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Treasury finances January-February 2012
Statistics for Treasury finances for January-February 2012 are available now (PDF 100 KB)
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Icelandic Government observations on the European Commission's request to intervene in the Icesave case
The Government of Iceland has today submitted its observations on the application for leave to intervene in the Icesave case, lodged with the EFTA Court by the European Commission. The observations ar...
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The Medium Term Debt Management Strategy 2012-2015
The Icelandic Ministry of Finance has presented the Treasury‘s Medium Term Debt Management Strategy for 2012-2015. The Medium Term Debt Management Strategy sets forth the Government‘s plans for debt ...
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The Medium Term Debt Management Strategy 2012-2015
The Ministry of Finance presents the Treasury‘s Medium Term Debt Management Strategy for 2012-2015. The Medium Term Debt Management Strategy sets forth the Government‘s plans for debt financing plans...
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Amendments to the Icelandic capital controls legislation on 13 March 2012
The Parliament has approved two amendments to the capital controls regime in an attempt to halt increasing circumvention through the bond market and possible negative effects of large capital flows or...
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Amendments to the Icelandic capital controls legislation
The Parliament of Iceland has approved two amendments to the capital controls regime in an attempt to halt increasing circumvention through the bond market and possible negative effects of large capit...
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Amendments to the Icelandic capital controls legislation on 13 March 2012
The Parliament has approved two amendments to the capital controls regime in an attempt to halt increasing circumvention through the bond market and possible negative effects of large capital flows or...
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Repayment of Treasury and Central Bank debt
In March, the Treasury of Iceland and the Central Bank of Iceland will prepay loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Nordic countries in the amount of 116 b.kr. The transaction repr...
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A workshop on cooperation in geothermal issues
Representatives of government and industry from Iceland, Japan and the European Union, met in Brussels last week for a workshop on cooperation in geothermal issues. The workshop was held in the pre...
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Defence of the Government of Iceland in the Icesave case
The Government of Iceland has lodged with the EFTA Court its statement of defence in the Icesave case. The statement is submitted in response to the application lodged by the EFTA Surveillance A...