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The government of Iceland has made public the letter of intent sent to the IMF on November 3.

Significant progress has been made towards solving the differences on the interpretation of legal obligations with respect to deposit guarantees in the European Economic Area. The issue stemmed from d...

In the wake of the recent international financial turmoil, Iceland’s economy is facing a banking crisis of extraordinary proportions. The economy is heading for a deep recession, a sharp rise in...

Significant progress has been made towards solving the differences on the interpretation of legal obligations with respect to deposit guarantees in the European Economic Area. The issue stemmed from d...

National summary sheets on education systems in Europe and ongoing reforms - Iceland (PDF- 91KB)

Dr. Gunnar Pálsson, Ambassador-designate of Iceland to Mauritius attends on behalf of the Icelandic Foreign Ministry the conference “Doing Business 2009, Small Islands Developing States, Report ...

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations On behalf of the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) Commemorative meeting for th...

Payment intermediation to and from the United Kingdom is proceeding much more smoothly. However, it is important to bear in mind that payments generally take a longer time to reach their destination t...

The Icelandic Foreign Minister, Ms. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, met with her Norwegian counterpart, Mr. Jonas Gahr Støre, in Reykjavík this morning at the beginning of Støre´s official visit to Icel...

The current economic turmoil in Iceland is part of a complex global financial crisis and is by no means an isolated event. Governments around the world have introduced emergency measures to protect th...

Photos by the Icelandic photographer, Ragnar Axelsson, will be on display at Gallery argus fotokunst until December 20. More information is available at Gallery argus-fotokunst.

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations Open debate in the Security Council on Women, Peace and Security New York, 29 October...

The Programme for the concert tour of the Icelandic Hamrahlid Choir in France November 15-22 can be found here. The conductor is Þorgerður Ingólfsdóttir. The choir will perform in Paris, Strasburg and...

Mr. President, fellow Icelanders. I have asked permission to report to the Althingi on the state of the economy and the participation of the International Monetary Fund in its restoration. There are...

Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen. Let me begin by thanking you for the opportunity of being able to address this meeting here today. I wish to begin by thanking Björgólfur Jóhannesson, the outgoing...

Icelandic National Report - Bologna 2008

Treasury finances January-September 2008 (PDF 53K) Cash Flow Statement in January–September 2004–2008 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Revenue 201 207 305 378 277 246 320 820 ...

The Faroe Islands have offered Iceland a loan of DKK 300 million. The offer was put forward at a meeting in Helsinki, Finland, where Icelandic, Faroese and other Nordic politicians and officials are a...

At a meeting today, the Nordic Prime Ministers discussed the international financial crisis and the serious situation in Iceland in particular. They agreed to establish a high-level committee to monit...

Reykjavik, Iceland – 24 October 2008– The Icelandic Government has reached an agreement ad referendum with a mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a comprehensive stabilisa...