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Press release No. 02/45 from the International Monetary Fund. September 28, 2002

The International Monetary and Financial Committee held its sixth meeting in Washington, D.C. on September 28, 2002, under the Chairmanship of Mr. Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom.

Treasury finances in August 2002. Report date: September 19, 2002

Figures for Treasury finances for the first eight months of 2002 are now available. Total revenue amounted to 152½ billion kronur, an increase of about 9.7 billion kronur from last year or 7 per cent.

Prime Minister of Viet Nam

Official visit ti Iceland by his Excellency Mr. Phan Van Khai, Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, September 2002.

Welfare for the Future

The publication is Iceland´s National Strategy for Sustainable Development 2002-2020. It defines some of the main goals of the Government in this respect, along with indicators that are intended to help monitoring progress. The publication is available <a href="/media/umhverfisraduneyti-media/media/PDFskrar/Sjalfbarroun_enska.pdf">here on a pdf-format</a>.

57th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations

Statement by H.E. Mr. Halldor Asgrimsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade at the General Debate. - New York, USA.

Anniversary of the terrorist attack

The Icelandic nation shares thoughts of warmth and sympathy with the people of the United States of America because of the horrific events of a year ago.

Sustainable Development

Address by Mr. Davíð Oddsson, Prime Minister of Iceland, to the World Summit on Sustainable Development.

Northern Dimension and the Arctic Window

Minister's Address at a Conference on the Northern Dimension. - Greenland

Treasury finances in June 2002. Report date: July 25, 2002

Figures for Treasury finances for the first six months of 2002 are now available. Total revenue amounted to 113 billion krónur, an increase of about 5.3 billion krónur from last year or 5 per cent.

Treasury finances in May 2002. Report date: June 20, 2002

Figures for Treasury finances in the first five months of 2002 are now available. According to these figures, the cash deficit from operations amounted to 8.9 billion kronur, compared to a deficit of5.1 billion kronur by the end of May 2001.

NATO-Russia Summit in Rome

Mr. Davíð Oddsson, Prime Minister of Iceland - Address to the NATO-Russia Summit in Rome.

Treasury finances January - April 2002. Report date: May 23, 2002.

Figures for Treasury finances in the first four months of 2002 are now available. According to these figures, cash deficit from operations amounted to about 3½ billion krónur, compared to a deficit of 300 million krónur at the end of April 2001.

Opening of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council Meeting in Reykjavík

Address of the Foreign Minister of Iceland, H.E. Mr. Halldor Asgrimsson. - Reykjavík, Iceland.

Opening of the North Atlantic Council Meeting in Reykjavík

Address of the Foreign Minister of Iceland, H.E. Halldor Asgrimsson - Reykjavík, Iceland.

The Arctic Council

Speech by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Halldór Ásgrímsson. - Akureyri, Iceland.

Treasury finances in March 2002. Report date: April 24, 2002.

Figures for Treasury finances in March 2002 are now available. According to these figures, cash from operations amounted to about 1/2 billion krónur, compared to 1.5 billion kronur in March 2001.

German-Icelandic Chamber of Commerce

Address by the Prime Minister of Iceland at the meeting of the German-Icelandic Chamber of Commerce.

Iceland and Sustainable Development

Minister's Address on Foreign Affairs to the Althing. - Reykjavík, Iceland.

Treasury finances in February 2002. Report date: March 21, 2002

Figures for Treasury finances in February 2002 are now available. According to these figures, cash from operations amounted to about 3.3 billion kronur, compared to 2.2 billion kronur in February 2001.

Dinner for Diplomats at Bessastaðir

Address by Prime Minister Davíð Oddsson at a Dinner for Diplomats at Bessastaðir 15th of March 2002.

Iceland's Transatlantic Dilemma

Economic ties with Europe - defence ties with the United States: Address by Mr. Halldor Asgrimsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs. -Berlin, Germany.

11th Ministerial of the Council of Baltic Sea States

Statement by H.E. Mr. Halldor Asgrimsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade. - Kalingrad, Russia.

Treasury finances in 2001. Report date: February 13, 2002.

The cash deficit from operations amounted to 1½ billion kronur for the year as a whole, compared to a surplus of 12.1 billion kronur a year ago. The main reason for the reversal is attributable to the change in the economic environment in the course of 2001 which was reflected both in contracting revenue and increased expenditure due to rising inflation and a declining exchange rate.

French-Icelandic Chamber of Commerce

French-Icelandic Chamber of Commerce: Address by the Prime Minister of Iceland, Mr. Davíð Oddsson.

The European Union Fisheries Policy

Address of the Foreign Minister, Mr. Halldor Asgrimsson. - Akureyri, Iceland.

The Impact of International Co-Operation on Sovereignty

Address by Mr. Halldor Asgrimsson, the Minister for Foreign Affairs. - Reykjavík, Iceland.

Advance release calendar. News Release on Central Government Finances in 2002

The Ministry has issued an advance release calendar for News Releases on Treasury finances for the year 2002.

The 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees

Minister's Statement at the Convention's 50th Anniversary. - Geneva, Switzerland.

Public Key Infrastructure for E-Government in Iceland, November 2001

<p>In November 2001 a working group charged with the task of proposing a public key infrastructure (PKI) for the Icelandic government delivered its findings to the Minister of Finance.</p>

Association for Western Cooperation

Address by Davíð Oddsson, Prime Minister of Iceland, at a meeting of the Association for Western Cooperation and its youth organization Varðberg.

Report on Foreign Affairs to the Althing

Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs. - Reykjavík, Iceland.

Treasury finances in January - October 2001. Report date: November 21, 2001

Figures for Treasury finances in the first ten months of the year 2001 are now available. The cash deficit from operations amounted to 1.2 billion kronur in the first ten months of the year, compared to a surplus of 10.4 billion kronur a year ago.

56th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations

Statement by H.E. Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade of Iceland During the General Debate. - New York, USA.

The Minister's address at Venture Partnering Stockholm.

The Minister spoke about the status of the Icelandic economy, the prospective tax reforms and the importance of the tax reforms to increase the competitiveness of Iceland in international markets.

Safeguarding the Interests of Iceland in a Changing World

Lecture by the minister at the Diplomatic Academy. - Moscow, Russia.

China Fisheries Seafood Expo 2001

<p>Address by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland at a High-Rank Forum on Sustainable Development of Fisheries. - Qingdao, China.</p>

Treasury finances in January - September 2001. Report date: October 24, 2001

The cash deficit from operations amounted to 6.9 billion krónur in the first nine months of the year, compared to a surplus of 4.9 billion krónur a year ago. Total revenue increased by close to 10 billion krónur from last year, due mostly to an increase in income tax collection.

Seminar on Software

<p>Minister's Opening Address for a Seminar on Software - Tokyo, Japan.</p>

Iceland Fair in Tokyo

<p>Minister's Address at the Opening of the Iceland Fair in Tokyo, Japan.</p>

Seminar on Tourism

<p>Minister's Address at a Seminar on Tourism in Tokyo, Japan.</p>

Business Dealings in Japan

Address by Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, at a Seminar on Business Dealings in Japan. - Reykjavík, Iceland.

News release. October 3, 2001. Substantial tax reforms for business and households.

The Government has decided to implement wide-ranging tax reforms, both for business and households.

The Budget Proposal for 2002

The Budget Proposal for the Year 2002 has been translated and is available in Adobe Acrobat format.

News release. October 1, 2001. The 2002 Fiscal Budget

The 2002 budget proposal projects a revenue surplus of 18.6 billion krónur, equivalent to 2½ per cent of GDP. The net financial surplus is still larger, 41 billion krónur.

Responsible Fisheries in the Marine Ecosystem

Address by H.E. Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, at the opening of the Reykjavik Conference on Responsible Fisheries in the Marine Ecosystem. - Reykjavík, Iceland.

Iceland's Third Periodic Report to the United Nations under Articles 16 and 17 of the International Covenant on Economic

GRECO - Group og States against Corruption, Evaluation Report on Iceland

Treasury finances in January - August 2001. Report date: September 19, 2001

Figures for Treasury finances in the first eight months of the year 2001 are now available. The cash deficit from operations amounted to 6.9 billion kronur in the first eight months of the year, compared to a surplus of 7.1 billion kronur last year.

Iceland - Growing and Diversifying

Address by the Prime Minister of Iceland, Mr. Davíð Oddsson at a seminar on the Icelandic economy: Iceland - Growing and Diversifying.

To the President of the United States

The Government expresses its solidarity with the Government of the United States of America.