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The Government committed to the Economic Program
The President of Iceland has declined to sign a law authorising a state guarantee for repayment of loans provided by the UK and the Netherlands to the Depositors‘ and Investors‘ Guarantee Fund, intend...
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The European Tree Trade Association's (EFTA's) 50th Anniversary
Today marks 50 years since the signing of the Stockholm Convention establishing EFTA, the European Free Trade Association. It was originally founded by seven European countries as an alternative to th...
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Icesave Issue Resolved
Yesterday evening the Icelandic parliament Althingi approved a legislation authorising a state guarantee for loans by the UK and the Netherlands to the Depositors’ and Investors’ Guarantee...
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Bank Reconstruction Concluded
Press release No. 82/2009 Highlights Equity contribution by the state ISK 250 billion lower than originally estimated Interest cost 2009 and 2010 ISK 46 lower All banks now stand on solid foundat...
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Agreement between the Icelandic government and Landsbanki's Resolution Committee on settlement
Press release No. 80/2009 Key points: The Icelandic government acquires 81% of the share capital in Landsbankinn (NBI hf). Equity contribution by the state will be ISK 122 billion, 5 billion lowe...
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New exchange agreements signed
Press release No. 81/2009 The Nordic countries (Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) have today concluded the signing of several new information exchange agreem...
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Preliminary Findings of the EFTA Surveillance Authority in Additional Cases Concerning Iceland´s Emergency Act No 125/2008
As previously reported, in a letter of 4 December 2009, the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) gave notification that it had reached a preliminary conclusion on a complaint from a group of general cred...
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Nordic Council of Ministers to hold Energy and climate day at Shanghai World EXPO 2010
The Nordic Council of Ministers is to hold a Nordic- Chinese Energy and Climate Day on the 25th of June 2010 at the Shanghai World Expo, bringing together ministers, business leaders, researchers and ...
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Important step in the financial restructuring of BYR
Press releae No. 79/2009 The Ministry of Finance held meetings yesterday with the management of BYR Savings Bank, together with its advisors, and a number of creditor representatives. At this meetin...
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The Development Fund for Immigration Issues is open for application for the year 2009
The Development Fund for Immigration Issues is open for application for the year 2009. The Immigration Council announces that they are open for applications for grants from the Development Fund for Im...
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Unemployment 8% in November
There were 8.068 men without a job in November 2009 or 8,5%, up with 480 from the previous month when the unemployment by men was 8%. The unemployment by women was 5.289 or 7,3% or up with 195 f...
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EFTA Surveillance Authority´s preliminary findings regarding a complaint concerning Iceland´s Emergency Act No 125/2008
The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) presented its preliminary findings in a letter dated 4 December 2009 on a complaint raised by a group of general creditors of the Icelandic banks Glitnir bank, Ka...
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EFTA Surveillance Authority´s preliminary findings regarding a complaint concerning Iceland´s Emergency Act No 125/2008
The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) presented its preliminary findings in a letter dated 4 December 2009 on a complaint raised by a group of general creditors of the Icelandic banks Glitnir bank, Ka...
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Agreement on ownership of Arion Bank
Press release No. 77/2009 Kaupthing Bank acquires 87% share in Arion Bank - The Resolution Committee of Kaupthing Bank contributes up to ISK 66 billion in common equity The Resolution Committee of K...
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The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
The Walk of Light will start at the National Cultural House at 19:00 and end in front of the sculpture Sungaliot facing the Imagine Peace Tower More...
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The Financial Crisis, the Property Market and Home Ownership
Nordic conference in Reykjavík The Financial Crisis, the Property Market and Home Ownership Hótel Nordica, Reykjavík, Iceland, 26 November 2009 A nordic conference about The Financial Crisis, the Pro...
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Lets Talk
The group is called Söguhringur kvenna – Women's Story Circle, and it welcomes all women who want to meet other women in a multicultural environment. The women share their stories about all kinds of ...
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Statistics report for the first half of 2009 published
The PTA has published a statistics report on the Icelandic electronics communications market. The report is an in-depth information on the electronic communications market for the first half of 2007-2...