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Pay Day 2026 is today, 28 June. From today, an employee starts working for their take-home pay, whereas from the beginning of the year until now they have been working for taxes, pension rights, and pension savings.

Birta Karen Tryggvadóttir, economist at the Iceland Chamber of Commerce policy division, and Jakob Lars Kristmannsson, specialist at the Iceland Chamber of Commerce policy division, discuss the results of the new IMD competitiveness survey in which Iceland falls seven places year-on-year and now …

“The future of Icelandic society depends to a great extent on whether we succeed in building an education system that combines ambition, transparency, and clear metrics for performance.” This was among the remarks made by Andri Þór Guðmundsson, chairman of the Iceland Chamber of Commerce, in an …

Birta Karen Tryggvadóttir, economist in the Iceland Chamber of Commerce's policy division, discusses the newly approved fiscal plan and why the target of a balanced budget in 2027 will not be met without changes.

One year has now passed since the Iceland Chamber of Commerce submitted a complaint to the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) concerning unlawful state aid in the housing market. The Authority still has the case under review.

Björn Brynjúlfur Björnsson, CEO of the Iceland Chamber of Commerce, discusses the dispute between Icelandair and its pilots and asks whether a small group should be able to hold a stranglehold on one of the most important lifelines of Icelandic society.

The Bilateral Chambers welcome the Finnish-Icelandic Chamber of Commerce under their umbrella, which now includes 17 chambers.

A new board of the Arbitration Court of the Iceland Chamber of Commerce assumed its duties in May. Garðar Víðir Gunnarsson is the new chairman of the court, and Finnur Magnússon has joined the board.

The appointment of Björn Brynjúlfur Björnsson as Managing Director of Iceland Chamber of Commerce has been finalized.

María Guðjónsdóttir will join The Chamber as General Counsel in August

"The system enables us to receive, store, and verify all digital data"

Denmark, Norway, and Sweden contributed to 13.9% of total foreign trade in Iceland in 2021

The Spanish-Icelandic Chamber of Commerce hosted a delegation from the Canary Islands. The purpose of the visit was to learn about Iceland's path to ecological and digital transition.

The Annual Iceland Business Forum 2021 will be held on Thursday 27 May from 9AM to 10AM (Icelandic time). This time the forum will be streamed online.

Svanhildur Hólm Valsdóttir has been appointed as the the Camber's Secretary General.

The Green Light: Investment and Progress - Carbon Footprint Free

The English version of the ICoC website is currently transitioning to a new version. Some functionality and hyperlinks may be broken during this time.

Sigrún Lilja Guðbjartsdóttir has been appointed Managing Director of The International Division of The Iceland Chamber of Commerce, starting August 1. Sigrún Lilja takes over from Hulda Bjarnadóttir.

The annual Iceland Business Forum was held at Hilton Reykjavik Nordica on February 11th 2016. This year, the title of the Forum was “Local Games or the World Championships? Domestic Operations in an International Context“. The focus was on the main drivers of increased productivity; technological …