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On 18 September 2024, Svanhildur Hólm Valsdóttir presented her Letter of Credence as Ambassador of Iceland to the United States to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States.  During the cer...

Today marks a significant milestone in Nordic Defence Cooperation as we, the Chiefs of Defence of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, proudly announce the signing of the Nordic Defence Conc...

Increased cooperation between the United States and Iceland, including in the fields of technology and innovation, were among the topics of discussion at a meeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs...

In the fiscal budget proposal for 2025, introduced today, emphasis is placed on the prioritization of government spending in favour of vulnerable groups within existing expenditure frames and on impro...

Exercise Northern Viking 2024 came to an end this week, after eleven days of successful cooperation between Iceland and the United States, as well as seven other NATO Allies. The main focus was on cre...

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Iceland’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘A’ with a Stable Outlook. Iceland's 'A' rating is underpinned by its very high income per capita and gov...

As Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden deeply regret Israel’s decision to no longer facilitate Norway’s representation to the Palestinian Authority (PA) and revoke the diplomatic st...

The Northern Viking 2024 defence exercise will take place in and around Iceland from 26 August to 3 September. The main purpose of the exercise is to practice the defence of vital national infrastruct...

Earlier this summer, the State's Financial Management Authority, on behalf of the Ministry, advertised for coordinators for the offering of the state’s holdings in Íslandsbanki, targeting both domest...

On this World Humanitarian Day, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdo...

A British air squadron is expected to arrive in Iceland at the beginning of next week, marking the start of a NATO air surveillance mission in Iceland (ASIC IPPN). The squadron consists of four F-35 f...

A new obstetric fistula theatre at Bo Government Hospital was officially opened on 19 July. The refurbishments for the operating theatre are a part of an Iceland government funded five-year programme ...

The year 2023 was an active year for GRÓ – Centre for Capacity Development, Sustainability and Societal Change, and the four training programmes on fisheries, gender equality, geothermal energy and la...

The Nordic countries are greatly concerned by the withholding of Palestinian clearance revenues which is exacerbating the strenuous fiscal situation of the Palestinian Authority. Like the G7 in its re...

The Parliament of Iceland passed a law on June 23rd on the commencement of a sales process for the state's holdings in Íslandsbanki hf. The law stipulates that the state's share in the bank will be so...

The Republic of Iceland has issued a gender bond in the amount of 50 million Euros, the equivalent of ISK 7.5 billion. The bond bears a 3.4% fixed rate coupon and has a 3-year maturity. The bonds are ...

Today, the Minister of Education and Children's Affairs, Ásmundur Einar Daðason attended on behalf of the Prime Minister of Iceland the Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response conference in Jord...

The Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Fisheries, Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir, has issued a license to Hvalur hf. for the hunting of fin whales.  The license is valid for the 2024 hunting season,...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the Icelandic health technology company Össur, will be financing a pilot project on prosthetic solutions for twenty individuals receiving care at t...

This week, the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) has begun a month-long series of protective military activities which sees multiple Maritime and Air units contributing to the security of Critical Under...