The Central Bank of Iceland conducted a survey of market agents’ expectations over the period from 5 through 7 May 2025. A total of 39 agents in the bond market, including banks, pension funds, mutual and investment funds, securities brokers, licensed asset management firms, and insurance firms were invited to participate. Responses were received from 25 market participants, giving a response ratio of 64%.

In co-­op­er­a­tion with the Cen­ter for In­ter­na­tional Mac­roe­co­nom­ics at North­west­ern Uni­versity, the Cent­ral Bank of Ice­land will con­vene the Reyk­javík Eco­nomic Con­fer­ence on 8-9 May 2025.

Assets of pension funds amounted to 8,203.6 b.kr. at the end of November, having increased by 162.8 b.kr. between months.

The IM­F‘s an­nual Art­icle IV re­port on the Icelandic eco­nomy was pub­lished today. Reg­u­lar re­ports on the status and pro­spects of the eco­nom­ies of IMF mem­ber coun­tries are is­sued on the basis of Art­icle IV of the IM­F‘s Art­icles of Agree­ment. A mis­sion from the IMF vis­ited Ice­land last May for dis­cus­sions with the Icelandic au­thor­it­ies and other stake­hold­ers.

The minutes for the meet­ing of the Fin­an­cial Sta­bil­ity Com­mit­tee from 24 and 25 March 2025 have been pub­lished.