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The Kaarlo Jännäri Report on Banking Regulation and Supervision in Iceland Recommendations and Conclusions
In November 2008, as part of its Stand-By Arrangement with the International Monetary Fund, the Icelandic Government undertook to invite an experienced bank supervisor to assess the regulatory framewo...
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Increased cooperation in promoting Iceland and Icelandic products
On 26 March 2009, Össur Skarphéðinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Industry, Ólöf Ýrr Atladóttir, Director of the Icelandic Tourist Board, and Jón Ásbergsson, CEO of the Trade Council of Iceland...
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Report on Nordic Development and Humanitarian Programmes
A report on Nordic development and humanitarian programmes in Afghanistan has been published. The report gives a good overview of individual country contributions in Afghanistan and discusses the pote...
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Government to Implement Eva Joly's recommendations on the Office of Special Prosecutor
At a cabinet meeting on 24 March, the Minister of Justice presented plans for substantially boosting financial allocations to the Office of the Special Prosecutor, which was set up to investigate matt...
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Deflation in March, Consumer Price Index decreases
According to figures from Statistics Iceland, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) dropped by 0.56% MoM in March. The 12M inflation rate which was 17.6% in February is now 15.2% and the 12-month rate of the...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2009/03/24/Deflation-in-March-Consumer-Price-Index-decreases/
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Statement from the Minister of Finance
In accordance with the rules on capital contributions from the Treasury to savings banks, which were issued on December 17, 2008, the Ministry of Finance has already received applications from Sparisj...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2009/03/21/Statement-from-the-Minister-of-Finance/
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Cooperation in the High North on the agenda during Defence Minister Gade's visit
Denmark’s Minister of Defence, Soren Gade today met with Iceland’s Foreign Minister, Ossur Skarphedinsson, and Iceland’s Minister of Justice, Ragna Arnadottir. Air-policing in Icela...
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Statement by the IMF Mission to Iceland
A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), headed by Mark Flanagan, visited Reykjavik February 26-March 13 to conduct discussions for the first review under the US$2.1 billion Stand-By Arra...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2009/03/13/Statement-by-the-IMF-Mission-to-Iceland/
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IMF concludes its visit
During the past two weeks an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission has been working with Icelandic authorities on the first review of the economic recovery programme and IMF Stand-by Arrangement f...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2009/03/13/IMF-concludes-its-visit/
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Absentee voting for Parliamentary elections begins
Absentee voting for the 25 April Parliamentary elections in Iceland will begin on Monday, 16 March 2009. Voting will take place in all Embassies of Iceland, the Permanent Delegation to the Council of ...
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Government Policy for Ecological Procurement: The State as an informed and ecologically minded buyer
Government Policy for Ecological Procurement: The State as an informed and ecologically minded buyer (PDF 1,71 MB), March 2009
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Frumvarp til laga
1 1 The Preschool Act No. 90, 12 June 2008 CHAPTER I Scope and Objective Article 1 Scope This Act covers preschool activities. The preschool constit...
Path: https://www.government.is/media/menntamalaraduneyti-media/media/MRN-pdf_Annad/Preschool_Act.pdf
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Appointment of Hawkpoint to lead negotiations with banking creditors
Ministry of Finance, Press Release No. 14/2009 The Government of Iceland has taken steps to strengthen and streamline the process of negotiations between the three new banks created in the wake of th...
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A Risk Assessment for Iceland
Professor Valur Ingimundarson, Chairman of the interdisciplinary Commission for a Risk Aassessment for Iceland, today delivered the Commission’s report to the Minister for Fo...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2009/03/11/A-Risk-Assessment-for-Iceland/
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Government of Iceland Agrees to Establish AMC to Take Over Severely Affected Companies
The government of Iceland has approved a bill from the Minister of Finance to establish, as a limited liability company owned by the state, an Asset Management Company (AMC) to promote the restructuri...
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Government reinforces the office of Special Prosecutor
The governing coalition of the Social Democratic Alliance and Left-Green Movement intends to submit a bill to the Althingi greatly extending the authorisation of the Special Prosecutor to gather and d...
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Treasury finances January 2009
Treasury finances January 2009 (PDF 55K) Cash Flow Statement in January 2005–2009 Millions of krónur 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Revenue 29 894 41 132 51 972 ...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2009/03/05/Treasury-finances-January-2009/
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Foreign Consultants Engaged to Represent State Interests
At a meeting held on 3 February, the Government of Iceland approved a proposal from the Prime Minister to conclude a contract with the international corporate advisory firm Hawkpoint to work under the...
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Prime Minister appoints Dr Anne Sibert and Dr Gylfi Zoega members of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Iceland
The Prime Minister has today appointed two expert members to the Monetary Policy Committee, as provided for in provisions of Act No. 36/2001, on the Central Bank of Iceland, as subsequently amended. T...
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Acting Governor and Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland appointed
As provided for in Temporary Provision II of the Act Amending the Act on the Central Bank of Iceland, the Prime Minister today appointed Svein Harald Øygard provisionally to the position of Governor o...