Economic Indicators published
The Central Bank of Iceland has published Economic Indicators on its website. Economic Indicators contains a quarterly summary of economic developments, a compendium of statistics, and an update on the position of the financial system. Economic Indicators is also published in Icelandic under the title Hagvísar Seðlabanka Íslands.
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Statement of the Financial Stability Committee 30 June 2021
Accommodative monetary and macroprudential policies and measures taken by the Government have supported households and businesses during the pandemic. In recent months, there have been signs of a strong economic recovery, and asset prices have risen materially.
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Statement of the Financial Supervision Committee 30 June 2021
According to the Financial Supervision Committee’s statement of 13 January 2021, significant uncertainty about near-term economic developments lay ahead, and the Committee emphasised that financial institutions should demonstrate the utmost caution as regards their capital position.
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Statement of the Financial Stability Committee
A statement of the Financial Stability Committee was published on the Central Bank of Iceland website at 08:30 hrs. today, 30 June 2021. An hour later, at 9:30 hrs., a press conference and a webcast on the statement was held.
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New Foreign Exchange Act and new Rules on Derivatives Trading
Parliament has recently passed a new Foreign Exchange Act, no. 70/2021, the bill of legislation for which was introduced this past February. The bill was prepared by a work group appointed by the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs in September 2019.
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