Press releases

Listed below are the latest press releases from the Central Bank of Iceland. Older news can be viewed by clicking the link for the respective year.

'09

Fitch affirms Iceland at 'BBB-'/'A-'; off RWN; outlook negative - 23.12.09
First tranche of Nordic loan disbursed to Iceland - 21.12.09
International Monetary Fund mission visits Iceland 1-14 December 2009 - 14.12.09
Statement of the Central Bank of Iceland Monetary Policy Committee: Gradual monetary easing continues - 10.12.09
MPC decision on interest rates - 10.12.09
Balance of payments in the third quarter of 2009 and the external position - 26.11.09
The minutes of the MPC from the decision of November 5, 2009 - 19.11.09
Statement of the Central Bank of Iceland Monetary Policy Committee - 05.11.09
Monetary Policy Committee interest rate decision - 05.11.09
IMF Staff Report on Stand-By Facility for Iceland - 03.11.09
First stage of capital account liberalisation - 31.10.09
IMF Completes First Review Under Stand-By Arrangement with Iceland, Extends Arrangement, and Approves US$167.5 Million Disbursement - 28.10.09
Statement of the Central Bank of Iceland Monetary Policy Committee: Unchanged monetary policy stance - 24.09.09
Central Bank of Iceland interest rate decision and issuance of 28-day certificates of deposit - 24.09.09
Surveillance of Foreign Exchange Rules tightened - 18.09.09
Thórarinn G. Pétursson appointed as Chief Economist of the Central Bank of Iceland - 15.09.09
Balance of payments in the second quarter of 2009 and the external position - 03.09.09
New Report from Fitch Ratings on Iceland - 03.09.09
Már Guðmundsson takes over as Governor of the Central Bank - 20.08.09
Statement of the Central Bank of Iceland Monetary Policy Committee: Further monetary easing requires a stronger króna - 13.08.09
Policy rate unchanged - webcast starts at 11:00 - 13.08.09
Advantages and disadvantages of changing Iceland's monetary policy framework - 11.08.09
Capital account liberalisation strategy - 05.08.09
Capital account liberalisation strategy approved - 31.07.09
Written statement from the Central Bank of Iceland on the Icesave agreements and information on the debt service burden of foreign loans - 17.07.09
Position of Icelandic households after the banking collapse - 03.07.09
Statement of the Central Bank of Iceland Monetary Policy Committee: Further monetary easing requires a stronger króna - 02.07.09
Policy rate unchanged - 02.07.09
Joint press release on Nordic credits to Iceland - 01.07.09
New Rules on Central Bank of Iceland Facilities for Financial Undertakings - 30.06.09
Már Guðmundsson appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland - 26.06.09
Procedure of MPC meetings - 18.06.09
Balance of payments in the first quarter of 2009 and the external position - 04.06.09
Statement of the Central Bank of Iceland Monetary Policy Committee: Continued monetary easing conditional on favourable exchange rate developments - 04.06.09
Policy rate lowered - 04.06.09
The minutes of the MPC from the decision of May 7, 2009 - 21.05.09
Statement of the Central Bank of Iceland Monetary Policy Committee: Monetary easing continues - 07.05.09
Policy rate lowered - 07.05.09
Statement of the Central Bank of Iceland Monetary Policy Committee : Careful easing of monetary policy continues - 08.04.09
Policy rate lowered - 08.04.09
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting - 02.04.09
Further results from the Central Bank Working Group on household sector debt - 27.03.09
Changes in Iceland's savings bank operations - 21.03.09
Statement of the Central Bank of Iceland Monetary Policy Committee: Cautious easing of monetary policy is now appropriate - 19.03.09
Policy rate lowered - 19.03.09
Statement by the IMF Mission to Iceland - 13.03.09
The effects of the financial crisis on Icelandic households - 11.03.09
Three-month certificates of deposit issued on March 25, 2009 - 04.03.09
Monetary Policy Committee - 03.03.09
Balance of payments in the fourth quarter of 2008 and the external position - 03.03.09
Capital control not lifted at the present time - 02.03.09
Act no. 5/2009 amending the Act on the Central Bank of Iceland, no. 36/2001 - 27.02.09
Comments on the legislative bill amending the Act on CBI - 23.02.09
A new web-based Central bank of Iceland publication. Translation available. - 20.02.09
Iceland-Stand-By Arrangement - Review Under the Emergency Financing Mechanism - 12.02.09
Letter from the Chairman of the Board of Governors to the Prime Minister - 09.02.09
The Central Bank of Iceland leaves its policy rate unchanged - 29.01.09
Misstatements about foreign exchange reserves in Fréttabladid - 28.01.09
Moody's issues annual sovereign credit report on Iceland - 23.01.09
Foreign exchange transactions by the Central Bank of Iceland - 06.01.09
Exchange rate indices - 06.01.09