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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.
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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.
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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.
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Speech at the Icelandic-Italian Chamber of Commerce in Milan - The Icelandic Economy: Current Status and Future Developments.
There are strong and increasing Italian influences in Iceland, clearly visible for example in the number of Italian restaurants that have opened all over the country in the recent years.
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Speech at the Consular Conference - The Icelandic Economy: Current Status and Future Developments.
The first thing to notice with respect to the Icelandic economy is its size. Or rather the lack thereof. It is one of the smallest economies in the world in absolute terms, its GDP this year estimated at 7,1 billion US dollars.
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A statement prepared for the OECD Ministerial Meeting in Paris - Achieving Sustainable Development.
The essence of sustainable development is to improve the current state of our environment, in the broad sense of the word, and deliver to future generations a better world than the one we inherited through both economic and social progress.
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Address at the University of Manitoba - The Challenge of Being Small in a Global Economy: the case of Iceland.
Address at the University of Manitoba, 23. February, 2001
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Address at a meeting of the British-Icelandic Chamber of Commerce in London - Recent developments and future prospects for the Icelandic economy.
Address at a meeting of the British-Icelandic Chamber of Commerce in London
February 16, 2001
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News release January 5, 2001. The 2001 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.
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