Day: January 26, 2006

The Icelandic Central Bank has increased the base interest rate by 0.25% to 10.75% starting January 31 reports Morgunbladid.

Emilíana Torrini and Sigur Rós each received three awards at the Icelandic Music Awards last night.

In 2004, 35 Icelanders committed suicide while 23 Icelanders were killed in automobile accidents, reports the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, RÚV.

One third of all Icelandic households own pets, about as many families as own video camera recorders, reports news station NFS.

The Icelandic government puts too much emphasis is on heavy industry and power plants, reports the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, RÚV.

The average Icelandic household earns approximately ISK 340,000 per month with the consumption expenditures amounting to 94% of the income reports a new household expenditure survey by Statistics Iceland.