10 July 2017

Monetary Policy Committee report to Parliament

The Monetary Policy Committee report to Parliament on the Committee's work during the first half of 2017 has been published on the Central Bank’s website. The Act on the Central Bank of Iceland stipulates that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Iceland submit to Parliament a report on its activities twice a year and that the contents of the report be discussed in the Parliamentary committee of the Speaker’s choosing.

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07 July 2017

Fitch upgrades Iceland to ‘A-’; outlook is positive

Fitch Ratings announced today that it had upgraded Iceland‘s long-term foreign and local-currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to ‘A-’ from ‘BBB+’. The outlook is positive. The main rating drivers are reduced external vulnerability and improvements in government debt ratios, supported by robust growth.

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