Mcdonald´s leaves iceland economy - video
Due to the bad economy here in Iceland , McDonalds, is closing down next saturday .According to the CEO of McDonalds in Iceland, this is because that the Icelandic currency is low, and they have to import...
His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet,visiting Iceland
His Holiness the Dalai Lama ,came to Iceland last night.His Holiness will be in Iceland for a few days.Today ,His Holiness and the Icelandic Bishop of the state church,will be together at Hallgrimskirkja ( kirkja =...
Immoral behaviour in Iceland
The Unions had postponed the pay increase,that was agreed in the last pay negotiations.For people at the fish factory HB Grandi,the increase ,that they postponed,was around 13.000 krona.But the company owners...
Iceland protests turn violent
Protests and confrontation in Iceland's capital Reykjavik escalated today when riots police and demonstrators clashed in the early hours of the morning. As a result two police officers were seriously injured and...
created by Teacher Dude | 47 wks ago | updated 47 wks ago
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Icelanders riot outside parliament over economic crisis
The small Scandanavian country, blessed with abundant natural resources and enjoying one of the highest living standards in the world is hardly the kind of place one associates with economic catastrophe and riots....
created by Teacher Dude | 48 wks ago | updated 48 wks ago
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Police and protesters fight in Reykjavik - protest
Today at around 13:30 ,one of the TV news channels hold every year ,on the last day ,a tv brodcast ,live,where they talk about the year with political party chairmens. But today ,the hotel,wich is located near the...
Video Thumb December 1st 2008 protest and attack on the central bank in Iceland
Today ,the 1st december 2008 - Iceland celebrated it 90th annivercary of Self Rule from Denmark.
We got independence in 1944.
People went to Arnarholl ,the hill between the govermnet house and the Central...
Weekly protest in Iceland
Next saturday - another protest is planned - at 15:00 hours - GMT.Probably there will be many people there .And on monday ,december 1. another protest .last saturday a girl tried to stop protesters from throwing... Protest in Reykjavik - Iceland
Few thousand people gathered yesterday in front of the Icelandic Parliement building ,to protest. They where demanding that the goverment resign and the Icelandic Central bank ,change the men that control it.More...
Banks ask for 18-20% for credit, Iceland the days after country bankruptcy
Iceland in bankruptcy Will other countries, receiving rescue money from IMF, like Hungary, end up with the same 20% for credit? No shop owner can operate to buy goods on 20% base. The booming construction... A conversation about the Icelandic Economic Collapse with Hjortur Smarason, S...
In June, the International Association of Online Communicators (IAOC) held its international conference in Reykjavik, Iceland. In October, the Icelandic economy collapsed, the three largest banks were nationalized, and tens of thousands of Icelanders found themselves unable...Iceland Banking Crisis: Landsbanki to Get £100m Loan from Bank of England
Chancellor Alastair Darling has today approved a £100m loan package from the Bank of England to the Icelandic bank Landsbanki in an attempt to help the struggling bank honour its commitment to offer prompt...
created by Christina 123 | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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ICELAND CRISIS: No. 1 Bank Kaupthing Forced into UK Administration and ING T...
THE Kaupthing, Iceland's largest bank, yesterday injected by a massive bail-out by the Icelandic government spearheaded by Geir Haarde was today forced by the British regulatory authorities to have the Kaupthing...
created by Christina 123 | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Review: "Heima" enchants the senses
Heima is a musical documentary featuring the music of Sigur Rós, an enchanting group from Iceland whose sounds are loaded with beautiful Icelandic vocals and pure crystalline melodies. One can't help but...
created by drgraffnburg | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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345 views | 17 recommendations | 3 comments
