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Iceland boss bullish over a buyout

10.06.11
Chief executive Malcolm Walker is confident he can succeed in a management buyout of frozen foods chain Iceland which has been put up for sale by Icelandic bank Landsbanki... more

Another Icelandic volcano has travel stocks trembling

23.05.11
After Eyjafjallajökull, now it's Grimsvötn's turn... more

When to catch the northern lights

09.05.11
The aurora borealis is one of the most spectacular natural phenomena on the planet - or, rather, high above the earth, in the more northerly latitudes... more

Grounding planes over ash cloud was right, report finds

26.04.11
Aviation authorities were right to ground commercial jets for seven days after last year's volcanic eruption in Iceland, a study finds... more

Icelandic voters reject repayment deal

11.04.11
Voters in Iceland have rejected a government-approved deal to repay Britain and the Netherlands £3bn for their citizens' deposits in the failed online bank Icesave ... more

George Osborne pleased to 'clear the air' over £2bn Icesave deal

10.12.10
The Chancellor welcomes a breakthrough in the £2.3 billion dispute with the Icelandic government over the collapsed Icesave bank... more

Iceland continues to lower interest rates

18.08.10
Iceland’s central bank cuts its key interest rate by a full percentage point to 7% after a strengthening in the krona and easing inflation... more

Iceland is fired up after taking over Woolworths stores

07.06.10
Iceland reports record results as it benefited from the takeover and conversion of more than 50 Woolworths stores... more

Thomas Cook takes £70m profits hit from ash cloud

13.05.10
The disruption to flights from the volcanic ash cloud has knocked £70 million off Thomas Cook’s profits... more

Travel firms count cost of ash disruption to shares

19.04.10
Airline and travel shares take a beating as investors bet that the volcanic ash from Iceland will devastate profits ... more

Volcanic ash costs TUI Travel up to £6m a day

19.04.10
TUI Travel is losing between £5 million and £6 million a day as flights remain grounded across much of the Continent because of the cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland... more

Two eruptions in a month after volcano sleeps for 200 years

15.04.10
After lying dormant for more than two centuries the Eyjafjallajoekull volcano in Iceland has now erupted twice in a month, bringing chaos to northern Europe and destruction to its surroundings... more

Into the blue with the Northern Lights of Iceland

10.03.10
Iceland reveals itself in its numerous natural wonders - not least the Northern Lights - but also in its cities, food and culture... more

Iceland will vote to reject £3.3bn Icesave debt deal

05.03.10
Icelanders are expected to reject terms to repay Britain and the Netherlands for the country’s £3.3 billion debt from the collapse of Icesave... more

Iceland refuses deal to repay £2.3bn Icesave debt

26.02.10
Iceland walks out of talks over its £2.3 billion debt to Britain and the Netherlands from the Icesave collapse... more

Iceland moves closer to repaying Icesave £3.5bn

22.02.10
Iceland's government and opposition leaders agree a response to a British and Dutch proposal to repay the £3.5 billion it owes because of Icesave's collapse... more

Iceland in talks with UK and Holland over Icesave

29.01.10
Icelandic, British and Dutch officials meet in The Hague to discuss compensation for funds lost when Iceland’s banking system collapsed... more

Iceland president: We will pay UK Icesave £2.3bn

07.01.10
Iceland will “honour its obligations” over savings lost in Icesave bank's collapse, president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson says... more

Treasury fury at Iceland president's block on Icesave payback

05.01.10
A diplomatic row breaks out between Britain and Iceland after the country’s president refused to repay more than £3.4 billion lost when Icesave bank collapsed in 2008... more

Iceland passes Bill to restore lost savings to stung Britons

28.08.09
Iceland’s parliament finally voted through the deal that will see the country repay Britain and Holland for the $5 billion (£3.1 billion) lost by savers in Icelandic deposit accounts ... more

Iceland feeds public’s appetite for cheap food

12.06.09
Frozen food specialist Iceland is revelling in the recession as more customers seek cheap food and look to cut waste ... more

Eidur Gudjohnsen plans to add to Scottish pain

30.03.09
Football: Iceland star Eidur Gudjohnsen hopes Scotland's confidence has suffered a blow in the wake of their defeat to Holland ... more

Damning report: Havering Council was negligent putting millions into Icelandic banks

26.03.09
A council which may have lost £12.5million of tax payers' money in the Icelandic banking crisis is accused of negligence in a damning new government report... more

Death riddle of promising doctor

26.02.09
A promising young doctor was found dead in her bed on holiday in Iceland in a tragedy that has baffled medical experts... more

Iceland bank to sue Britain over freezing of assets

06.01.09
The Icelandic bank which had its British offshoot placed into administration by Gordon Brown at the height of the autumn credit crisis is to sue the Government over the move... more

Mortgage approvals at lowest since 1997

23.12.08
Mortgage approvals slump to a fresh record low - but cash deposits in British banks rise as customers bring home money from bankrupt rivals in Iceland... more

IMF consortium 'to wrap up £3.8bn rescue deal for Iceland'

07.11.08
Iceland is to get its $6 billion rescue package from an International Monetary Fund-led consortium, according to Poland, one of the contributors... more

Interest rates hoisted to 18% (but don't worry, it's Iceland)

28.10.08
In a shock emergency move, interest rates were ramped up from 12% to 18%. But don't panic the surprise hike came in Iceland, probably the most devastated economy in Europe... more

Iceland exchange opens again but suffers 76% crash

14.10.08
The Reykjavik stock exchange opened in disarray, with its main index crashing 76% on opening... more


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