(IN BRIEF) The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) has approved 11 new loans totaling €1.3 billion across various countries and sectors. These loans aim to address critical social issues such as microfinance, healthcare, education, and post-disaster reconstruction. Among the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Business, European Union, Financial, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Small Business, Society, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine
Tagged Bosnia and Herzegovina, Carlo Monticelli, CEB, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, investments, partnership, Poland, SERBIA, Slovakia, Social Sector, Spain, Turkey, UKRAINE
(IN BRIEF) Ms Kolbrún Benediktsdóttir has commenced her tenure as the first Liaison Prosecutor for Iceland at Eurojust, marking a significant step in legal cooperation between Iceland and the European Union. With her appointment, Iceland joins eleven other countries with … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) In a significant development, the European Commission has signed an amendment to the InvestEU guarantee with the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB), making NIB the implementing partner for Norway and Iceland. This expansion broadens NIB’s lending capacity under the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Finland, Iceland, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Norway
Tagged André Küüsvek, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, InvestEU, Latvia, Lending Capacity, Lithuania, NIB, Norway, partnership, Poland, sustainability, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and Icelandic bank Landsbankinn hf. have entered into a new seven-year USD 75 million loan program aimed at financing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and environmental initiatives in Iceland. The program will provide … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Finland, Government, Iceland, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged environmental projects, Iceland, Landsbankinn, NIB, partnership, SMEs, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and Isavia ohf. have signed a 10-year loan agreement worth EUR 50 million to finance the expansion of Keflavík International Airport in Iceland. The project includes the construction of a new East Wing Terminal, … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The Nordic Investment Bank has signed a €20 million loan agreement with Icelandic energy company RARIK to replace overhead electricity lines with underground cables. This will improve security of electricity supply in both rural and urban areas of … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) GARDABAER, Iceland, 31-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Marel (ICE: MAREL), an Iceland based multinational food processing company, has announced that Curio, in which Marel owns a 50% stake, unveiled expanded fish processing capabilities of its dynamic Curio Filleting Platform … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Iceland, Industrial, News, Technology
Tagged Curio, Curio Filleting Platform, filleting, fish processing, fishing industry, Iceland, Marel, Royal Greenland, Sisimiut trawler, Trondur Trondesen, whitefish
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 23-Aug-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Orkla ASA acquires 20% of Iceland’s leading chocolate and confectionery manufacturer, Nói-Siríus HF (“Nói Siríus”). Nói Siríus, a market leader in Iceland, is popular for its chocolate brands such as Síríus, Nóa Konfekt, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Iceland, Investment, News, Norway
Tagged acquisition, chocolate, confectionery, Dragsbæk, Finnur Geirsson, food ingredients, Grandiosa, Iceland, Jeanette Hauan Fladby, JORDAN, KiMs, Konsum, Manufacturing, Nóa Konfekt, Nóa Kropp, Nóa Páskaegg, Nói-Siríus, OLW, Orkla, Reykjavík, Toro
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 2-May-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Ericsson and Síminn (Iceland Telecom) team up to accelerate the move towards 5G through a core network and radio access modernization partnership. Síminn will modernize and expand its radio network and continue to … Read the full press release
Posted in Iceland, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, News, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G through, Ericsson, Iceland, Jenny Lindqvist, Orri Hauksson, Síminn
Worldcore, an international company that specializes in payment transactions and serves over 300,000 clients in 47 countries, has comprised its own rating of 15 countries where you may encounter problems with cryptocurrency transactions or mining. PRAGUE, 10-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release
Posted in Czech Republic, Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, Law, News, Russia, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Alexey Nasonov, Algeria, anti-money laundering regulations, Bangladesh, Blockchain, Bolivia, CHINA, crypto, crypto regulations, crypto restrictions, cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency investment, cryptocurrency mining, cryptocurrency regulations, cryptocurrency transactions, digital financial asset, Ecuador, financial literacy, globalization, Iceland, ICO, ICOS, INDIA, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, MOROCCO, Nepal, RUSSIA, smart contracts, Startups, THAILAND, traders, Vietnam, Worldcore
The Global Gender Gap Report 2013 finds 86 out of 133 countries improved their global gender gap between 2012 and 2013, with the area of political participation seeing the greatest progress Iceland has the narrowest gender gap in the world, followed … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Politics, Society, Sweden, Switzerland
Tagged economic equality, Finland, gender gap, Global Gender Gap Report 2013, Iceland, Klaus Schwab, Norway, Oliver Cann, political participation, Sweden, WEF, World Economic Forum
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