July 6, 2005

New Icelandic research reports that mothers-to-be who take cod liver oil can expect to deliver heavier babies than those who do not.

The index of the the Icelandic stock exchange increased by 23 percent in the first six months of the year.

The daily Morgunblaðið reports that Konráð Eggertsson, a whale hunter, and his crew are waiting for better weather to start whaling.

According to a new report on household expeditures from Statistics Iceland disposable income per person in Icelandic households almost doubled for the period from 1995 to 2003.

The OECD Financial Action Task Force will soon start to investigate if Icelanders are prepared to tackle international money laundering.