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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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A delegation of Norwegian Government Officials has arrived in Iceland, ready for talks with Icelandic authorities on the country’s current financial situation. “We are pleased to be able t...

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations Third Committee Agenda item 60: Promotion and protection of the rights of children 16 Octob...

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hanne...

Address to the Althing on the economic situation in Iceland by His Excellency the Prime Minister, Mr. Geir H. Haarde 15 October 2008 Honourable Speaker I have asked for this opportunit...

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...

Ambassador Sverrir Haukur Gunnlaugsson, Ambassador of Iceland to the UK met today with representatives of the UK Local Government Authorities (LGA) and discussions were friendly. Ambassador Gunnlaugss...

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...

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

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...