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Weekly Web Release October 19, 2006 (PDF 714K) 1. Medical payments through health insurance 2. Foreign citizens have filled a third of new jobs 3. Volatility in investment

For information on the governance of Iceland’s living marine resources on the web, please refer to the information center of the Icelandic Ministry of Fisheries, www.fisheries.is For informatio...

Mr. Chairman Since this is the first time I take the floor I would like to congratulate you on your election as Chairman of the Sixth Committee. Congratulations also go to other members of the Bureau...

Third Committee agenda item 63, 13 October 2006 - Rights of Children Mr. Chairman   First of all allow me to express our appreciation of the Report from the independent expert, Mr. Paulo Sérgi...

Highlights of the 2007 Budget Proposal (PDF 216 KB) Appendix tables - Budget Proposal 2007 part I (Excel 80 KB) 2007 Budget (in icelandic, pdf 1,71 MB) from Althingi.is

Weekly Web Release October 12, 2006 (PDF 707K) 1. New opinion survey on business confidence 2. Labour in-flow surpasses all records 3. Healthcare expenditures

The Government has decided to implement extensive measures to reduce food prices: 1. Excise taxes on domestic and imported food, other than sugar and sweets, will be fully abolished as of March 1st 2...

Foreign Ministry press release No. 068 Foreign Minister Valgerður Sverrisdóttir met Paul Wolfowitz, president of the World Bank, today. Their meeting concerned some of the chief emphases in the Bank...

Mr. Chairman, Let me begin by congratulating you and the other members of the Bureau on your election. I assure you of the full cooperation and support of my delegation. Mr. Chairman, At the UN Wor...

Weekly Web Release October 5, 2006 (PDF 711K) 1. Merchandise imports in September 2. A new forecast by the Ministry 3. Fiscal stabilisation in an international comparison

The Permanent Mission of Iceland to the United Nations Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations Sixty-first Session of the United Natio...

Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends, Allow me to welcome you to this International Seminar on Hydrogen Economy for Sustainable Development sponsored by the Government of Iceland and the ...

Treasury finances January-August 2006 (PDF 48K) Cash Flow Statement, January – August 2006 Millions of krónur 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Revenue 152,633 170,6...

Treasury finances January-August 2006 (PDF 48K) Cash Flow Statement, January – August 2006 Millions of krónur 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Revenue 152,633 170,6...

Weekly Web Release September 28, 2006 (PDF 706K) 1. The future arrangement of the public registration and     valuation of real   property 2. A new double-taxation agreement...

Agreement on defence issues has been reached between Iceland and the United States and regarding the U.S. return to Iceland of land and facilities on agreed areas. The main objectives by Iceland in t...

27 september 2006 – check against delivery Keynote Speech By Mrs. Valgerður Sverrisdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland Luncheon, Icelandic – American Chamber of Commerce Sca...

Madame President, Let me begin by congratulating you on your election as President of the General Assembly. I am especially pleased to see a woman in this important position after a break of nearly 3...

Weekly Web Release September 21, 2006 (PDF 732K) 1. GDP per capita 2. The adoption of new EU rules on public procurement 3. Immigrants are different

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations General Assembly High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development Madame Preside...