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Main points: A referendum is expected to take place late February. The Government of Iceland remains fully committed to implementing the bilateral loan agreements with the UK and the Netherland...

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...

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...

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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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Updated: August 2023 Healers Act No. 34/2005 as amended by Act No. 88/2008, No. 34/2012 and No. 90/2018.

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 ...

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...

Regulations on a voluntary registration system for healers, No. 877/2006

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...

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...

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...

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...

Travel to Iceland - Practical Advice When planning a trip to Iceland, apply well in advance for a visa. Under the Schengen co-operation agreement, the Embassy of Denmark is authorized to issue ...

Embassy of Iceland, New Delhi, December 2009 Travel to India - Practical Advice When planning a trip to India, apply well in advance for a visa at the Embassy of India in Reykjavik. Proces...