On Thursday May 4, 2006, the Central Bank of Iceland will publish its report on Financial Stability 2006. It will appear in Icelandic and English on the Bank’s website after 4:00 p.m. on that day. A standard press conference will be held in Icelandic in the Bank at 4:00 p.m. GMT on May 4. A special briefing will be offered in English for international journalists and analysts at 5:00 p.m. GMT in the Central Bank. Those who wish to attend the briefing are requested to inform the Central Bank of Iceland by e-mail to ellen.haraldsdottir@sedlabanki.is.

For further information, please contact Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson at (+354) 569-9623.