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So, to coin an Olympian metaphor: Is Iceland really bouncing back? Short answer: Maybe yes, maybe no. They sure are…

The famed – and notorious – Icelandic trading house Kauphöll may be on the verge of a renaissance, as companies…

Icelandic tycoon Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson could still be in possession of what amounts to a diplomatic passport, according to a…

In the wake of last Friday’s terrorist attack in Oslo and the surrounding area, Icelanders have shown an outpouring of…

Icesave: It’s like a slow waltz with the devil. By the time you read this, you may have already cast…

It has come to light that the top managers of Landsbanki transfered billions of crowns out of the bank just…

The most iconic image of the Icelandic financial bubble was that of the ‘Corporate Viking’—the financier who engineered one daring…

In front of the Icelandic parliament, protesters bang on drums, blow whistles, chant and yell while police stand by, watching….

In an even bolder move, in 1996, representatives from the three oil companies wrote up an agreement among them detailing…