EuroWeek magazine has selected the bond issue of Iceland among the best in their choice of the best bond issues for 2011.

The Althing resolves under Article 11 of the Act on Equal Status and Equal Rights of Women and Men, No. 10/2008, to adopt the following governmental action programme on gender equality for the years 2011– 2014.

Mrs. Oddný G. Harðardóttir, is Iceland´s new Minister of Finance. She was appointed on the 31. December 2011 and is the first woman in Iceland to hold this position. She is a member of The Social Democratic Alliance and has been member of the Parliament since 2009. 

The bilateral loan facilities negotiated between the Nordic countries and Poland, on the one hand, and Iceland, on the other, in connection with the authorities' IMF-supported economic programme, amount to a total of €1,930 m.

EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) has today announced in a press statment that it will refer to the EFTA Court a dispute regarding the alleged breach of Iceland of the Deposit Guarantee Directive in relation to the Icesave accounts of fallen Landsbanki Islands.

Statistics for Treasury finances for January - October 2011 are available now

The Ministry of the Interior has answered a request by the Beijing Zhongkun Investment Group on 31 August for granting a legal exemption as regards purchasing a share in the estate Grímsstaðir á Fjöllum, in all an area of 30,639 hectares. Because of discussion on this matter, the Ministry wishes to point out the following:

Statistics for Treasury finances for January - September 2011 are available now

Árni Páll Árnason, Minister of Economic Affairs in Iceland, introduced an new Economic Programme on Thursday, 10 November.

The Prime Ministers discussed the accession negotiations between Iceland and the European Union, as Denmark is the upcoming presidency for the first half of 2012.

Iceland commemorates the 40th anniversary of Iceland's development cooperation, 30th anniversary of the Icelandic Development Agency (ICEIDA) and tenth anniversary of the Icelandic Crisis Response Unit.

The booklets cover important and useful information in seven languages for immigrants planning to settle in Iceland. The information is presented both in Icelandic and the foreign language in each booklet.

The Prime Minister today received Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Füle in the Government House.

Statistics for Treasury finances in January -August 2011 are now available.

The European Commission today published a progress report on the status in Iceland‘s accession negotiations with the European Union.

The Foreign Ministers of Iceland and Norway, Össur Skarphéðinsson and Jonas Gahr Støre, announced yesterday the establishment of a new professorship in the field of Arctic studies at the University of Akureyri. This is a part of increased co-operation between the two countries on co-operation on Arctic scientific research

Althingi, the Icelandic parliament, on Saturday enacted legislation regarding capital accounts proposed by the Minister of Economic Affair.

Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade Katrín Juliusdottir and Hoang Tsung Hai, Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, signed an Air Transport Agreement between Iceland and Vietnam today. It is the first agreement in this field to be made between the two countries.

Italy's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Franco Frattini, declared full support to Iceland's application to the European Union during a meeting he had this morning with Ossur Skarphedinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs. Frattini encouraged Icelanders to consult with Italians if complications would arise during negotiations, and said he understood the importance of fisheries for Iceland's economy.

Improving democracy within the state and municipalities is the main topic of a conference organized by the Icelandic Ministry of the Interior Wednesday September 14. Participants are kindly asked to register by sending e-mail to karitas.bergsdottir@irr.is Monday September 12 the latest. There is no conference fee and the presentations will be sent directly through the Internet.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed and approved today the sixth and final review of Iceland's Economic Recovery Programme, supported by a Stand-By Arrangement, making the country the first to complete such a program following the international financial recession.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed and approved today the sixth and final review of Iceland's Economic Recovery Programme, supported by a Stand-By Arrangement, making the country the first to complete such a program following the international financial recession. The objectives have been met and the successful collaboration between Iceland and the IMF has drawn considerable attention.

Statistics for Treasury finances in January-June 2011 are now available.