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Play Launches Flights to the US Next Spring

The Icelandic airline Play will begin offering flights to the US next spring. The airline will add three new aircraft to its fleet next year.

Ragnar Tómas December 17, 2021

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Women Hold Less than 35% of Leadership Positions in Large Companies

Ten years after a law was enacted to rectify gender imbalances on corporate boards, women still only fill less than a quarter of CEO and

Larissa Kyzer May 8, 2020

Prime Minister of Iceland Katrín Jakobsdóttir.

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New Bill Proposes Fines on Companies with Gender-Imbalanced Boards

A new parliamentary bill would impose fines on Icelandic companies that do not fulfil a gender quota on their corporate boards, mbl.is reports. The bill

Larissa Kyzer February 14, 2020

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Minister of Finance Calls for Immediate Review of Bank CEO Salaries

Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Bjarni Benediktsson has requested an immediate review of CEO salaries at state-owned banks, Kjarninn reports. In a letter sent

Larissa Kyzer March 1, 2019

Business

All Executive Positions in Stock Market Companies Held by Men

All of the executives for all of the companies listed on the Icelandic Stock Exchange are men, RÚV reports. Fourteen men have been hired as

Larissa Kyzer February 18, 2019

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Former EFTA Chairman Takes Over as Temporary CEO of Reykjavík Energy

Helga Jónsdóttir, a former chairman of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is temporarily stepping in as CEO of Reykjavík Energy, RÚV reports. Helga’s two-month appointment was

Larissa Kyzer September 20, 2018

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Firing of ON Power’s CEO a “Sign of the Times”

Bjarni Már Júlíusson, the CEO of ON Power has been fired for improper conduct toward his colleagues, RÚV reports. According to an announcement issued by the company,

Larissa Kyzer September 16, 2018

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Play Launches Flights to the US Next Spring

Women Hold Less than 35% of Leadership Positions in Large Companies

New Bill Proposes Fines on Companies with Gender-Imbalanced Boards

Minister of Finance Calls for Immediate Review of Bank CEO Salaries

All Executive Positions in Stock Market Companies Held by Men

Former EFTA Chairman Takes Over as Temporary CEO of Reykjavík Energy

Firing of ON Power’s CEO a “Sign of the Times”

300,000 Tourists to Visit Ísafjörður Next Summer Via Cruise Ships

Reykjavík City Council Approves Extensive Budgetary Measures

Strætó’s Reykjavík Night-Time Service Could Resume Next Year

Sustainability Conference Centres Around Iceland’s Climate Goals

First Female Pilot in Iceland Retires After 38 Years of Flight

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