In a board meeting last week Landsvirkjun (National Power Company) decided that they would focus their energy supplies towards less polluting, environmentally friendly industries, thus changing course from its predominantly aluminum focused strategy.

Iceland ranks #6 of 159 countries included in the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2006, with a score of 9.2. Finland tops the list with 9.4  and all the Nordic countries show good performance, ranking from #1 to #10, reflecting a professional and transparent public administration, combined with strong civil society and civic culture.