AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoDiplomacy: Iceland summoned the U.S. ambassador after Donald Trump posted an edited map showing the U.S. absorbing Iceland, Canada and Greenland, calling it an insult to sovereignty. Earthquakes: Two magnitude 4.0+ quakes struck western Iceland seconds apart near the Langjökull glacier system; shaking was felt across the southwest. Labour & aviation: Icelandair aircraft mechanics’ wage dispute has no talks planned; a strike is set to begin Sept. 23 unless the parties move. Health funding: Family doctors warn the 2027 budget won’t meet the goal of giving every person a designated family doctor, saying extra money is being diverted from basic care. Business & markets: Nasdaq Iceland will use Cboe Clear Europe as its central counterparty, with central clearing planned for 2028 pending approvals. Tech investment: Reykjavík’s Treble raised about €15m/$18m to expand sound-simulation and synthetic audio for physical AI. Sports: Cole Campbell, a U.S.-bound Bundesliga breakout, credits his Icelandic football roots through his mother, Rakel Karvelsson. Culture: The Freyas Nordic Film & TV Awards named Icelandic honorees including Ólafur Darri Ólafsson and Trine Dyrholm, with the first ceremony in Helsinki Sept. 22.
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