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Iceland's yen for loonie causes diplomatic embarrassment
Toronto Star
Dana Flavelle Business Reporter Canadian ambassador Alan Bones The dream of some Icelanders of adopting the loonie as the country's official currency turned into a diplomatic headache in Ottawa Friday. The problem began when Canada's ambassador to...
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Toronto Star
Icelanders float idea of adopting loonie
CityNews
For months, Icelanders have been toying with the idea of ditching the tarnished krona, which has never fully recovered from the collapse of the financial system four years ago. But one of the intriguing suggestions floating around the North Atlantic ...
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Canadian envoy to Iceland sparks loonie controversy
Globe and Mail
Iceland's newfound love for the loonie is sparking a wave of controversy, from Reykjavik to Ottawa. For 150 years, the rest of the world has shown scant interest in the Canadian dollar – the poor cousin to the coveted US greenback. But now tiny Iceland ...
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Globe and Mail
CORRECT: Iceland Opposition Politicians Discuss Adopting Canadian Dollar
Wall Street Journal
(The headline "Iceland Officials Move To Discuss Opening Talks With Canada To Adopt Dollar," at 1611 EST, mischaracterized a debate in Iceland over adopting the Canadian dollar. A corrected headline is above.) By David George-Cosh Of DOW JONES ...
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Cold water thrown on Iceland adopting loonie
Edmonton Journal
Despite hope in some quarters that Iceland might adopt the loonie, that may not be happening any time soon. The idea of moving to the Canadian currency began getting attention last summer as Iceland's Progressive Party began floating the concept as the ...
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Icelanders float loonie idea of adopting Canada's currency
Winnipeg Free Press
OTTAWA -- Will the loonie soon be flying high in Iceland? For months,Icelanders have been toying with the idea of ditching the tarnished krona, which has never fully recovered from the collapse of the financial system four years ago.
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Canadian Economy Could Benefit If Iceland Adopts The Loonie
TheStreet.com
By DailyFX 03/02/12 - 10:03 PM EST By Tzu-Wen Chen, In 2008, Iceland'seconomy fell into turmoil following the devastating collapse of three of its major banks. In the ensuing financial crisis, Iceland's currency (the krona) depreciated sharply by a ...
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Iceland interested in loonie
StarPhoenix
By John Greenwood, Financial Post March 3, 2012 Some believe that by moving to a larger, more stable currency - like the loonie - Iceland's economy would be on better footing for international trade. These past few years have been tough on Iceland, ...
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Iceland considering switch to Canadian dollar
CTV.ca
Iceland? one of the intriguing suggestions floating around the North Atlantic island is that instead of the adopting the euro it might cast a furtive eye to the Canadian loonie. (Paul Chiasson / THE CANADIAN PRESS) The majestic Hallgrimskirkja church ...
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CTV.ca
Iceland thinking about ditching Krona for Loonie
iNews880.com
The Canadian government is trying to cool off the buzz about Iceland possibly adopting the loonie. For months, Icelanders have toyed with the idea of ditching their own currency, the tarnished krona. It still hasn't fully recovered from the collapse of ...
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Loonie's flight to Iceland shot down
Ottawa Citizen
An early-stages plan for Iceland to look into adopting Canada's currency has been shot down by the Canadian government. Despite hope in some quarters that Iceland might adopt the loonie, that may not be happening any time soon.
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Canadian government “ready to talk” about Iceland adopting our currency?
Yahoo! News Canada (blog)
By Andy Radia By Andy Radia | Canada Politics – 12 minutes ago Iceland has been desperate to replace its krona with a more stable currency since its banking collapse of 2008. But instead of the obvious choices — the American dollar, the British pound ...
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Iceland warming to soaring loonie
Castanet.net
by The Canadian Press - Story: 71851 For months, Icelanders have been toying with the idea of ditching the tarnished krona, which has never fully recovered from the collapse of the financial system four years ago. But one of the intriguing suggestions ...
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A loonie idea? Iceland considers adopting Canadian dollar
GlobalPost
Since the country went bankrupt in 2008, Icelanders have been looking to replace the embattled krona for a more stable currency. Iceland is considering the adoption of the Canadian dollar, the "loonie", to replace the krona in the tiny island nation of ...
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Ambassador from Iceland: Who Is Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson?
AllGov
The North Atlantic island-nation of Iceland, which is the only NATO country with no standing army, has sent Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson to be its ambassador to the United States. Stefánsson is a longtime Social Democratic politician who became a diplomat...
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AllGov
Everybody now loves the high flying loonie, even Iceland apparently
CanadianBusiness.com
Iceland? one of the intriguing suggestions floating around the North Atlantic island is that instead of the adopting the euro it might cast a furtive eye to the Canadian loonie. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson OTTAWA - Will the loonie soon be flying ...
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Iceland Invites the World to Dinner
TravelVideo.tv (press release)
LONDON, England – Iceland is inviting tourists to take part in a 12-day culinary road trip in Eldhus; Iceland's little house of food. The journey will start in Reykjavik and continue through black sand beaches and snow-capped glaciers, ...
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TravelVideo.tv (press release)
Chris savours flavours of Iceland on TV trek
This is Total Essex
Chris Evans, of Chelmsford Road, Shenfield, led a group of 18 nurses, teachers and other professionals across glaciers and volcanic mountains inIceland for a two-part series called The Trek. The 45-year-old, who teaches sociology at Shenfield High ...
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Leading Iceland car rental company offers discount hire prices
IceNews
Leading Iceland car rental company, Iceland Car Rental, is offering cheap car hire in Iceland with a range of discount offers on its fleet of high-performance vehicles. The percentage of discount depends on rental duration.
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IceNews
Loonie on ice
Brandon Sun
One of the most interesting — and rather surprising — stories that hit the headlines yesterday was the news that Iceland is pondering the adoption of the Canadian dollar. And even more intriguing is the fact that the Canadian government has indicated ...
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Iceland To Form Powerful Alliance With Canada, Crush Enemies
Gawker
Iceland is currently considering adopting the Canadian loonie as their official currency, and Canada is ready to talk. Iceland's current currency, the krona, has taken a beating since the country's economy collapsed in 2008. The country has slowly been ...
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Harpa Celebrates Alternative Music
IcelandReview
The Tectonics Music Festival is held in the Harpa music hall and conference center - Iceland's home to musicians - this weekend. Stefán Jón Bernharðsson, who plays the French horn in theIcelandic Symphony Orchestra, is the organizer of the Tectonics...
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IcelandReview
First candidate revealed for Iceland presidential election
IceNews
The first candidate for this June's presidential election has put himself forward, and it is not the incumbent. Ástþór Magnússon held a press conference at his home yesterday afternoon where he formally announced that he will stand for election as ...
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IceNews
Premier League: Wigan 0 Swansea 2
Soccerway
Two goals from Iceland's Gylfi Sigurdsson secured Swansea's third away win of the season with a 2-0 victory over a lacklustre Wigan. Two goals from Iceland's Gylfi Sigurdsson secured Swansea's third away win of the season with a 2-0 victory over a ...
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Soccerway
Mayor's Daughter a Finalist in the Arnold Classic
IcelandReview
Icelandic fitness model Margrét Edda Gnarr competes in group C in the Bikini class, which is the largest group in the contest with 48 women competing for a place in the top 10 finals. She is among the ten finalists. Mayor of Reykjavík, Jón Gnarr.
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IcelandReview
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A EURO MAKES
Express.co.uk
By Adrian Lee IT'S said that Iceland was first discovered when monks boldy struck out from Ireland and found land 1000 miles to the north. Centuries later another link between the two nations was established when both started into the financial abyss ...
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Baxter says EU clears avian flu vaccine Vepacel
Boston.com
The approval allows Baxter to market Vepacel in all European Union member countries as well as Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein, the company said. Shares of Baxter International fell 15 cents to $58.15 in morning trading. Its shares have traded in a ...
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PM chairs meeting on access to EU markets
Pakistan Daily Times
ISLAMABAD: Five more western countries including Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Monaco and Switzerland will initiate dialogue on the trade agreement with Pakistan in April this year to boost mutual trade. A high-level meeting was informed here on ...
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Leading Iceland car rental company offers discount hire prices ...
By Russell
Leading Iceland car rental company, Iceland Car Rental, is offering cheap car hire in Iceland with a range of discount offers on its fleet of vehicles.
IceNews - Daily News
The Saga-Steads of Iceland: A 21st-Century Pilgrimage: News ...
By Emily Lethbridge
The ambulance and I are safe though now separated (I'm still in Iceland, the ambulance is back in the UK). By the beginning of October, it became clear that it was time to start writing the book about my travels, the sagas, andIceland...so I ...
The Saga-Steads of Iceland: A...
Iceland Invites the World to Dinner | Travel Video News
By admin
LONDON, England - Iceland is inviting tourists to take part in a 12-day culinary road trip in Eldhus; Iceland's little house of food. The journey will start in.
Travel Video News
Iceland banking crisis news and more on Iceland: Should Iceland ...
By Dori Sig
Iceland banking crisis news and more on IcelandIceland - a little island in the north atlantic. A little banking problem and more about Iceland. Lots of videos and photos,from protests ,volcano and life in Iceland. payday loan gives you access ...
Iceland banking crisis news and...
Icelandic Anger Brings Debt Forgiveness in Best Recovery Story ...
Icelanders who pelted parliament with rocks in 2009 demanding their leaders and bankers answer for the country's economic and financial collapse are reaping ...
www.bloomberg.com/.../icelandic-anger-brings-record-debt-re...
Mortality and life expectancy 2011 - Statistics Iceland - News » News
In 2011, 1985 persons died in Iceland, 998 men and 987 women. The crude death rate was 6.2 per 1000 inhabitants. Infant mortality rate in Iceland was 0.9 per ...
www.statice.is/Pages/444?NewsID=8974
Could Iceland adopt the loonie? - World - CBC News
As Icelanders toy with the idea of ditching the tarnished krona, one of the intriguing suggestions being floated there is that it should consider adopting the...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/03/.../iceland-loonie.html
Björk Performer of the Year in Iceland - News - VisitReykjavik
Iceland's foremost international artist, Björk, was voted Performer of the Year and Iceland's rising star, artist Mugison, was chosen Songwriter of the Year and ...
www.visitreykjavik.is/desktopdefault.aspx/.../247_read-2628
GRAY LINE ICELAND // News // Changed departure time on AH150
Icelanders have a long and rather special history with alcoholic ...
www.grayline.is/News/changed_departure_time.../Iceland.is
CORRECT: Iceland Opposition Politicians Discuss Adopting Canadian ...
(The headline "Iceland Officials Move To Discuss Opening Talks With Canada To Adopt Dollar," at 1611 EST, mischaracterized a debate in Iceland over adopting ...
online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120302-710764.html
News from Iceland - Iceland Review Online: Daily News from ...
News from Iceland. Haukar from Hafnarfjörður defeated Fram from Reykjavík in the men´s handball cup final, 31:23. In the women´s final, Valur from Reykjavík ...
icelandreview.com/.../News_from_Iceland_0_387734.news.as...
Iceland Needs More Measures to Meet Goals: IMF
Iceland needs more measures to meet fiscal targets amid overspending in 2011 and a projected budget “slippage” in 2012, the International Monetary Fund said ...
www.bloomberg.com/.../iceland-needs-further-measures-to-m...
Montenegro vs Iceland News - Goal.com
Montenegro vs Iceland News. International Friendlies. play pause open close. Montenegro. 0 vs 0. Iceland · Iceland. In Progress — 38′ February 29, 2012 5 00 ...
www.goal.com/en/match/77000/montenegro-vs-iceland/.../1
Billionaire Huang Gets Second Chance in Iceland Land Purchase
Chinese billionaire Huang Nubo, whose attempt last year to buy Icelandic land for a golf resort was blocked by the government in Reykjavik, may get a second...
www.bloomberg.com/.../billionaire-huang-gets-second-chance...
Stupid icelandic news pt 3 - YouTube
Stupid icelandic news pt 3. arnarmar2000. Subscribe Subscribed Unsubscribe. Loading... 39 videos. Sign in or sign up now! Loading... Alert icon. You need ...
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Iceland considering switch to Canadian dollar | CTV News
Will ongoing economic uncertainty about the eurozone push Iceland into the stable arms of the Canadian dollar? While the question may have seemed a loonie ...
www.ctv.ca/.../will-iceland-switch-to-the-loonie-120302/
Of midnight sun and winter nights in Iceland - - News
Whether they wrote the words about Iceland after their concert there is unknown to us here at SADcars. However, we are certain that the midnight sun they ...
www.localscarrental.com/.../of-midnight-sun-and-winter-night..

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