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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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Icelandic Minister of Economic Affairs Steingrímur J. Sigfússon, who just returned from a visit to Canada, commented that even though it is not the government’s policy to assume a currency collaboration with Canada, the idea of pegging the Icelandic króna to the Canadian dollar through a unilateral or bilateral agreement is not “absurd”.
Steingrímur J. Sigfússon. Photo by Páll Kjartansson.
The purpose of the minister’s visit was to talk with bankers, ministers and parliamentarians, primarily on the laws of banking and supervision with financial markets; it is sensible to increase financial and political ties with Canada, he told ruv.is.
He added that the idea of a currency collaboration was mentioned. However, it is something that would not happen in the immediate future; the viability of adopting the Canadian dollar in Iceland is currently being analyzed.
The idea has been discussed in Iceland before. Central Bank governor Már Guðmundsson called adopting the Canadian dollar unrealistic and Minister of Finance Oddný Harðardóttir declared it to be “crazy”.
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One of the last tasks of Steingrímur J. Sigfússon while in office as minister of industries and innovation was to issue a regulation on Monday extending the reserve for whales in Faxaflói bay, off Reykjavík in Southwest Iceland. The regulation took affect at midnight.
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The Identification Committee of the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police yesterday completed its investigation of human remains found by travelers on the beach Kaldbaksvík in Strandir, the eastern West Fjords, on Saturday.
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The government of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir will formally step down after a state council meeting with President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson at his residence Bessastaðir at 11 am today. At 3 pm, the new government of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson will attend a state council meeting and afterwards formally take power.
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Air traffic was grounded at Keflavík International Airport for up to two hours this morning due to a failure in the flight data system. Due to the delay, many passengers missed their connecting flights.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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REVIEWS
The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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