The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Reykjavik - Iceland's central bank Thursday lowered its key interest rate by 1 percentage point to 11 per cent. Announcing its decision, the Monetary Policy Committee said the currency has remained broadly stable since late summer, although at a low...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Iceland cuts interest rates to 11% from 12%, as hopes build that the country's economy is starting to stabilise.
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Iceland's central bank cut its key interest rate to 11% from 12% following recent signs of improvement in the country's economy.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Reykjavik - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended Iceland maintain currency controls for the time being in order to ensure a stable currency, according to a report released Tuesday. The Icelandic central bank published the 98-page rep...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Reykjavik - Iceland has picked its chief negotiator to begin talks on joining the 27-member European Union, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. Iceland reversed its a decades-long policy of independence from the EU in July, when it handed in its appli...
France24 (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Iceland and London are among the world's best-value destinations thanks to the economic crisis, travel guide firm Lonely Planet said Tuesday, while Thailand remains tough to beat. South Africa, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Bulgaria, Kenya and Las Vegas in Nevada rounded out the top 10, said the British-based company in its "Best In Travel 2010" guide. The annual snapshot book captures "the...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Icelanders will be saying “vertu blessaður” to any future cravings for a Big Mac or Chicken McNuggets. The three McDonald’s (MCD) restaurants in Iceland closed at midnight on October 31 because of surging costs as a result of the country’s economic collapse over the past year. All three stores are in the country’s capital, Reykjavik. ...
France24 (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Noisy crowds, long queues, and traffic jams plunged McDonald's restaurants in Iceland into a state of siege Saturday, as the chain served its final burgers on the island. Icelanders flooded the three branches of the US fast-food restaurant in Reykjavik several hours before the outlets shut for the last time, forced to close after the island's economic collapse caused running costs to soar. Extra staff...
France 24 (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Iceland's central bank said on Saturday it would begin progressively lifting capital controls put in place a year ago after the global financial crisis toppled the country's banking system. The bank "has taken the first step in the sequenced removal of the capital controls by permitting inflows of foreign currency for new investments and potential outflows of foreign currency that may derive...
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
TSX closes out October trading with a 4-per-cent loss. Ford gives CAW production guarantee in tentative pact
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Iceland's government said Wednesday that the International Monetary Fund has agreed to release $167.5 million to help support the North Atlantic nation's struggling economy.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday approved a long-delayed review of Iceland's economic performance under its IMF rescue package and agreed to disburse a $167.5 million (102.3 million pounds) loan tranche.
France24 (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
The International Monetary Fund approved Wednesday the release of 167.5 million dollars to Iceland as part of a standby loan agreement to support the country's recession-stricken economy. The IMF said its executive board had completed its first review of Iceland's economic performance under a program supported by a stand-by arrangement, allowing for the immediate disbursement of the money. The loan...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
The report by the World Economic Forum ranked countries according to how much they reduced gender disparities based on economic participation, education, health and political empowerment.
Joel Oleson's SharePoint Land (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
During the SharePoint Conference, I shared a new presentation to a few hundred people on the cool and new features in SharePoint 2010 with a taste of the new life of the SharePoint Administrator. We had a great showing and a great discussion about the new features. You can see my Top 10 SharePoint 2010 favorites in my last post. Who: Quest Software, Inc. What: “ The New World of SharePoint Administration...
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