News Iceland Government: Moody’s changes outlook on Iceland’s ratings to positive, affirms A2 ratings
Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) has today changed the outlook on Government of Iceland’s ratings to positive from stable and affirmed the local and foreign-currency issuer ratings at A2. The key drivers for the outlook change to positive are: 1. The government’s rapid progress in reducing its budget deficit and bringing the public debt ratio onto a declining trend which increase the probability of a faster-than-expected rebuilding of fiscal buffers; and 2. The increased chances that strong g
News Iceland Government: Iceland’s Quarterly Government Deficit Widens to ISK 48.3 Billion
Iceland’s second-quarter general-government deficit reached ISK 48.3 billion. Spending rose 6.1% year-on-year while revenue increased 4.3%.
News Iceland Government: Iceland tops Europe as most expensive
"Iceland is so small. So it's very difficult to get the same ... has been hit by a sudden disappearance of capelin fish in Icelandic waters, leading to the government not issuing any fishing quotas at ...
News Iceland Government: Philippine rights defenders support Iceland’s call for external probe into drug war killings
A group of Philippine rights defenders on Saturday backed Iceland’s draft resolution that will prod the United Nations Human Rights Council to call for actions on the alleged human rights violations in the Philippines.
News Iceland Government: Brexit: Welsh Government to help EU citizens apply to stay
The Welsh Government is to fund immigration advice and support to ... Citizens from Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein must also apply, but Irish citizens are automatically given leave to ...
News Iceland Government: Iceland's bitcoin mining data centres are maturing into phase two
Some commentators say that this is also driven by the government of Iceland, which wishes to avoid an over-dependence on crypto. This circumspection seems implicit in Etix's business model, although ...
