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While Iceland and most other countries are currently dealing with a serious financial crisis, business in Iceland is being conducted as usual. All services - including banking services – are fun...

The Prime Minister of Iceland information site contains news, press meetings and other information on Iceland in English.

Due to the special circumstances on the Icelandic financial markets the Government of Iceland has decided to open an information center for the public, businesses and the media, both in Iceland and ab...

Mr President, It is my pleasure to speak on behalf of the five Nordic countries; Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. I wish to express our support for the statement delivered by France on...

After constructive deliberations, the Dutch and Icelandic governments have agreed on a solution regarding the Dutch depositors of Landsbanki IceSave savings accounts. This was announced by the Dutch...

Delegations of Iceland and the United Kingdom have met in a friendly atmosphere in Reykjavík to discuss issues of mutual interest related to the current financial crisis, with the objective to reach a...

Ministry of Finance, Press Release No. 16/2008 A new bank owned by the Treasury began operations today, taking over part of the operations of Landsbanki Íslands hf. The Financial Supervisory Authori...

Iceland's Ambassador to the UK, Mr. Sverrir Haukur Gunnlaugsson, had a meeting this afternoon, Wednesday 8 October, at 10 Downing Street with a number of high officials from the UK Prime Minister&...

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations Measures to eliminate international terrorism Agenda item 99 New York, 8 October 2008 ...

This is an English translation. The original Icelandic text, as published in the Law Gazette (Stjórnartíðindi), is the authoritative text. Should there be discrepancy between this translation and the ...

The Icelandic government appreciates that the British authorities are willing to step in and respond to the immediate concerns of depositors of Landsbankinn Icesave accounts. The governments of the t...

In recent months, the world financial markets have been in a state of crisis mainly due to shortage of liquidity and limited supply of credit. Icelandic banks have been affected dramatically like fina...

Act providing for special powers in exceptional financial Market circumstances The new legislation in brief In recent months, the world financial markets have been in a state of crisis mainly...

Fellow Icelanders I have requested the opportunity to address you at this time when the Icelandic nation faces major difficulties. The entire world is experiencing a major economic crisis, which can...

The Government of Iceland underlines that deposits in domestic commercial and savings banks and their branches in Iceland will be fully covered. "Deposit" refers to all deposits by general customers a...

Mr. President, my fellow Icelanders. Let me begin this evening by sending my best wishes to Foreign Minister Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir who is in hospital in the United States following an operatio...

Treasury finances January-August 2008 (PDF 53K) Cash Flow Statement in January–August 2004–2008 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Revenue 181 033 219 294 246 109 ...

Iceland, one of the five Nordic countries, is standing for election to the UN Security Council in October 2008. The Nordic countries - Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden- have a long history...

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Central government debt, claims and cash at hand 1995-2009, October 2008 (PDF 660 KB)