SÍM - The Icelandic Association of Visual Artist runs 2 residency apartments situated in 2 different places in Reykjavík. The residencies are applicable for Icelandic and foreign artists and the length of the stay is 1 -3 month. The Apartment / studio is now open for applications for the period July through December 2010.

The Government of Iceland has decided to hold a national referendum on the so-called Icesave legislation, following broad consultations with both coalition and opposition parties as well as employers' associations and labor unions. The referendum is expected to take place late February.

The President of Iceland has declined to sign a law authorising a state guarantee for repayment of loans provided by the UK and the Netherlands to the Depositors' and Investors' Guarantee Fund, intended to cover payment of the minimum deposit guarantees to depositors in the UK and Netherlands branches of the failed Landsbanki Íslands hf. Despite the President's decision, the government of Iceland remains fully committed to implementing the bilateral loan agreements and thus the state guarantee provided for by the law.

HönnunarMars 2010 verður haldinn dagana 18.- 21. mars. Dagskrá HönnunarMarsins verður spennandi og glæsileg en fjöldi viðburða, áhugaverðra fyrirlestra og sýninga munu endurspegla fjölbreytileika íslenskrar hönnunar.

"The Nordic countries have every opportunity to be world leaders in innovative and climate-friendly energy. Investments in environmental technology and the sustainable use of energy resources will also create positive opportunities for growth," the Icelandic Prime Minister, Johanna Sigurdardottir, told a press conference held by the Nordic prime ministers on Thursday.

The Nordic prime ministers fully support Iceland and are committed to helping the country out of its economic crisis, they told a press conference at the Blue Lagoon after their meeting on Thursday during the two-day Nordic Globalisation Forum.

Gylfi Magnússon, Iceland's Minister for Business Affairs, reiterates in an Interview with the German newspaper, die Welt, that the Icelandic Government will honour its legal obligations abroad; the assets of Kaupthing Edge in Germany will almost certainly be sufficient for paying off depositors.

A Government of the Social Democratic Alliance and the Left-Green Movement took office on February 1, 2009. The two parties agree on the importance of holding early elections, set for 25 April 2009.

Linkar:

Press release from the Prime Minister´s office

http://eng.forsaetisraduneyti.is/news-and-articles/nr/3369

A Government of the Social Democratic Alliance and the Left-Green Movement took office on February 1, 2009. The two parties agree on the importance of holding early elections, set for 25 April 2009.

Linkar:

Press release from the Prime Minister´s office

http://eng.forsaetisraduneyti.is/news-and-articles/nr/3369

"Few basic facts"

From the Icelandic Tourist Board: 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 functioning as on any other day.

Due to the special circumstances on the Icelandic financial markets the Government of Icelandic has decided to open an information center for the public, businesses and the media, both in Iceland and abroad. The purpose of the center is to receive enquiries by telephone or email, addressed to the Icelandic authorities regarding the current circumstances.

Over the past two weeks, economic developments took a sharp turn for the worse in Iceland. The country’s three main commercial banks, Glitnir, Landsbanki and Kaupthing, collapsed owing to the financial storm now raging in international markets and the government has resorted to exceptional measures to stabilize the situation.

Mr. Ibrahim Mohamed Didi has been appointed Honorary Consul of Iceland in Malé for all the territory of the Republic of Maldives.

On April 30, 2008, the  Ambassador presented his credentials to the Prime Minister of Nepal, H.E. Mr. G. P. Koirala, as the Ambassador of Iceland to Nepal, residing in New Delhi.

Today, 4 December 2007 Ambassador Gunnar Pálsson delivered his credentials to the President of Sri Lanka, H.E. Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa, as the Ambassador of Iceland to Sri Lanka, residing in New Delhi.

Today, 29 November 2007 Ambassador Gunnar Pálsson delivered his credentials to the President of the Republic of Singapore, H.E. Mr. Sellapan Ramanathan, as the Ambassador of Iceland to Singapore, residing in New Delhi.

The Icelandic investment bank Askar Capital has joined hands with India´s SKIL Group to set up a $500 million private equity fund, as part of its initiative to enter the Indian market with a special focus on the SME sector.

H.E. Arni Mathiesen, the Minister of Finance for Iceland, was the Guest of Honour, at a Business Seminar organized by the Confederation of Indian Industries on 23 November, on the occasion of the visit of a trade delegation from Iceland.

Friday 23 November, the Finance Ministers of Iceland and India, H.E. Mr. Árni M. Mathiesen and H.E. Mr. P. Chidambaram, signed a Bilateral Treaty on the Avoidance of Double Taxation. At the signing ceremony in New Delhi, Mr. Chidambaram expressed his confidence that the agreement would result in high degree of comfort for investors of both the countries.