Iceland is among the developed countries with the least room for manoeuvre to deal with unexpected shocks to state finances, according to a new study released by the IMF. The report deals with the debt situations of developed countries and how much capacity they have to take on more debt if needed.
Iceland is among the developed countries with the least room for manoeuvre to deal with unexpected shocks to state finances, according to a new study released by the IMF. The report deals with the debt situations of developed countries and how much capacity they have to take on more debt if needed.
Iceland is among the developed countries with the least room for manoeuvre to deal with unexpected shocks to state finances, according to a new study released by the IMF. The report deals with the debt situations of developed countries and how much capacity they have to take on more debt if needed.
An elderly community in Copenhagen is to be separated from its unruly younger neighbours by a 2.5-metre barbed wire fence, after residents received a barrage of abuse. According to the Berlingske Tidende newspaper, members of the Hothers Plads senior accommodation complex in the city’s Norrebro
“I am very happy with the situation here and the reception we have received from air traffic control, other airport staff members and all those who have assisted us,” says Randall Lee Neville, a Boeing test pilot visiting Iceland with the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The delayed Dreamliner
The high profile murder of Icelandic businessman Hannes Thor Helgason in his Hafnarfjordur home last month led to an extensive investigation – and, as previously reported, one man has been remanded in custody. He has since confessed to the crime. Gunnar Runar Sigthorsson is 23 years old and wa
The high profile murder of Icelandic businessman Hannes Thor Helgason in his Hafnarfjordur home last month led to an extensive investigation – and, as previously reported, one man has been remanded in custody. He has since confessed to the crime. Gunnar Runar Sigthorsson is 23 years old and wa
The Sweden Democrats have submitted their controversial election film for review by a top legal official after broadcaster TV4 refused to air the advert. The far right group wants Sweden’s Chancellor of Justice to rule on whether the video, which shows a group of women in the burka chasing a pensi
A feature film first developed in Iceland is now gaining international attention. Titled Joshua Tree 1951: A Portrait of James Dean, the feature is described as the most unflinching and honest exploration yet of Dean’s life in the years prior to his becoming a star and ill-fated legend. The
A Ukrainian captain who ran his ship aground in southwest Sweden has been sentenced to one month in prison for aggravated drunkenness at sea. According to news agency TT, however, Andrey Sharafonenko, 44, who was found guilty by a district court in Malmo on Monday, will be let off with the 17 days h
