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In a new short video, the Iceland Chamber of Commerce reviews the state of the Icelandic economy in 60 seconds — inflation, interest rates, unemployment, foreign trade and Iceland's standing in international comparisons.

18 Icelandic companies were awarded the title of Exemplary Company in Good Governance for 2025–2026. The awards are presented by Stjórnvísi, Viðskiptaráð Íslands (the Iceland Chamber of Commerce), Samtök atvinnulífsins (the Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise) and Nasdaq Iceland.

In a new short video, Lísbet Sigurðardóttir, legal counsel at the Iceland Chamber of Commerce, discusses how heavily alcohol is taxed in Iceland. Public levies and duties can amount to around 80% of the retail price, and she considers whether taxation is the most effective way to improve public …

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.

“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 …

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.

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 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 …

The opening hours of the Chamber offices will be reducred from 14 July to 8 August. During the period, opening hours will be from 9am to 2pm. Regular opening hours (from 8am to 4pm) will resume on 9 August.