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1. Economic policy

The main thrust of economic policy in the past several years has been to bring the Icelandic economy more in line with neighbouring countries. Monetary and fiscal pol...

Iceland's Treasury finances have been substantially strengthened in recent years. The budget was in persistent deficit from the middle of the last decade with concomitant borrowing and accumulation of...

Address by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson, at the UN General Assembly, 25 september 1998 Mr. President, Allow me at the outset to congratulate you upon your election to th...

Substantive Session of the UN Economic and Social Council, New York, July 8, 1998 H. E. Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Iceland (Statement delivered on his behalf by H.E. Ambassa...

The Nordic Countries and the Cold War, 1945-1991: International Perspectives and Interpretations H.E. Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Iceland Reykjavík, 24 June 1998 Opening Rem...

The International Congress on the History of the Arctic and Sub-Arctic Region, Address byH.E. Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Iceland Reykjavík, 18-21 June, 1998 Ladies and Ge...

Conference of Ambassadors Accredited to Iceland - Reykjavík, June 18, 1998 Address by H.E. Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs Excellencies, ladies and Gentlemen, I wish to begin ...

Official Visit to Lithuania, June 14, 1998 Speech by Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs Ladies and gentlemen In 1990 and 1991 Iceland was at the forefront of efforts to secure int...

Official Visit to Latvia, June 11, 1998 Speech by Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs Ladies and gentlemen In 1990 and 1991 Iceland was at the forefront of efforts to secure int...

Official Visit to Estonia, June 10, 1998 Speech by Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs Ladies and gentlemen In 1990 and 1991 Iceland was at the forefront of efforts to secure inter...

Breakfast meeting, Iceland Chamber of Commerce, Dutch trade delegation H.E. Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Iceland Reykjavik, June 5, 1998 Honourable business leaders, ladies a...

Meeting of the IBRD Development Committee of the World Bank H.E. Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Iceland, on behalf of the Nordic and Baltic Countries Washington D.C., April 17, ...

Foreign Affairs Address to the Althing, March 31, 1998 Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade of Iceland Unofficial Translation The Foreign Service In my address to...

23 January, 1998 Iceland in Europe - Speech delivered at CEPS, Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels: H.E. Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Iceland, Iceland is a European...

19 January 1998 Statement at the 5th Ministerial Session of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council (BEAC) H.E. Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Iceland Madame Chairman, Allow me to be...

Treasury Finances 1997-1998 Iceland, December 1997 2. Economic policy The main characteristics of the Icelandic economy have changed notably in recent years. The business climate has dramatically...

Treasury Finances 1997-1998 Iceland, December 1997 3. Economic developments and outlook In the last 3-4 years, the Icelandic economy has experienced unprecedented stability. After a prolonged per...

Treasury Finances 1997-1998 Iceland, December 1997 4. Fiscal developments in 1997 When the 1997 Budget was passed by Parliament, in late December 1996, negotiations on the construction of a new a...

Treasury Finances 1997-1998 Iceland, December 1997 7. Medium-term outlook 7.1 Medium-term scenario As before, the Ministry of Finance, in cooperation with the National Economic Institute and t...

Treasury Finances 1997-1998 Iceland, December 1997 5. Financial reporting reform Last spring a new act was passed on the presentation of the Budget. This is a comprehensive act covering the centr...