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News Iceland » Economy: Iceland’s 2027 Budget Forecasts ISK 5 Billion Surplus

News channel or source: https://www.icelandreview.com/news/economy/iceland-2027-budget-5-billion-surplus/
Published on: Monday 07 September 2026

Iceland’s government is forecasting a ISK 5 billion surplus in the 2027 state budget, which would bring eight consecutive years of Treasury deficits to an end if the proposal is approved and the ...

News Iceland » Economy: Iceland’s credit rating remains A+ with a positive outlook

News channel or source: https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/iceland-credit-rating-remains-positive-171500108.html
Published on: Tuesday 08 September 2026

S&P Global Ratings published a report on Iceland. The report does not constitute a rating action, and Iceland’s credit ratings remain A+ with a positive outlook. According to S&P, the positive outlook ...

News Iceland » Economy: Iceland votes to reject EU accession talks: What happens next?

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iceland-votes-to-reject-eu-accession-talks-what-happens-next/ar-AA2bdqvx
Published on: Sunday 30 August 2026

The referendum result halts Iceland’s bid to reopen EU membership talks, with 52.5 percent voting against the proposal.

News Iceland » Economy: Iceland heads to the polls in knife-edge vote on restarting EU talks

News channel or source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/29/why-is-iceland-considering-joining-the-eu
Published on: Friday 28 August 2026

Amid economic and security challenges, Iceland is holding a referendum more than a decade after pausing accession talks.

News Iceland » Economy: Key dates in Iceland since 2008 economic collapse

News channel or source: https://www.digitaljournal.com/article/key-dates-in-iceland-since-2008-economic-collapse/
Published on: Friday 27 October 2017

Iceland saw its economy collapse in the 2008 global financial crisis when its inflated financial system imploded, plunging the country into a deep recession. The country’s three main banks failed and ...

News Iceland » Economy: Iceland's vote on restarting talks on European Union membership is too close to call

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/icelands-vote-on-restarting-talks-on-european-union-membership-is-too-close-to-call/ar-AA2bc55q
Published on: Saturday 29 August 2026

Saturday's referendum was running nearly even, according to unofficial tallies.

News Iceland » Economy: Fishing, sovereignty and economic policy: Why Iceland voters rejected EU membership in referendum

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/fishing-sovereignty-and-economic-policy-why-iceland-voters-rejected-eu-membership-in-referendum/ar-AA2bd0Kb
Published on: Saturday 29 August 2026

Icelandic voters rejected a proposal to resume EU membership talks, with 52.8% voting against. Fishing concerns, sovereignty and economic policy shaped the referendum, while the result is expected to ...

News Iceland » Economy: Iceland votes for a new parliament after political disagreements force an early election

News channel or source: https://www.news10.com/news/international/ap-iceland-votes-for-a-new-parliament-amid-disagreements-on-immigration-energy-policy-and-the-economy/
Published on: Saturday 30 November 2024

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Icelanders voted ...

News Iceland » Economy: Trump's Greenland Threats Cast A Shadow On Iceland's Vote On Whether To Trigger EU Membership Talks

News channel or source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trumps-greenland-threats-cast-shadow-icelands-vote-eu-membership-talks_n_6a92cacfe4b0e9dbd39b9d31
Published on: Saturday 29 August 2026

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Voters in Iceland went to the polls Saturday to decide whether the country should resume long-stalled negotiations to become a member of the European Union, in the shadow of ...

News Iceland » Economy: Iceland's GDP shrinks 1.1% in Q2

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/economy/iceland-s-gdp-shrinks-1-1-in-q2/ar-AA2bhuBj
Published on: Monday 31 August 2026

Iceland's economy contracted in the second quarter after rebounding strongly in the first quarter, data from Statistics Iceland showed on Monday. Gross domestic product dropped 1.1% sequentially in ...

News Iceland » Economy: Iceland rejects EU-accession talks in close-fought referendum

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/iceland-votes-whether-start-eu-010219943.html
Published on: Sunday 30 August 2026

Icelanders voted to stay out of the European Union, referendum results showed on Sunday, as they rejected a government push to reopen ...