01Swimmers in a geothermal pool at Ylstrondin Nautholsvik
02Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Iceland’s prime minister
03Baldur Mar, fund manager of the Björk fund, and wife Svanhildur Sigurðardóttir, Audur’s office manager
04Jon Asgeir Hreinsson and Gudrun Gunnlaugsdóttir of Studiobility
05Fishing port
06Sunset at Ylstrondin Nautholsvik
07Hallgrimur church
08Gudjon Mar Gudjonsson
09Carbon Recycling International CEO KC Tran
10Sonja Grant, owner of Kaffi Midja
11City councillor and head of the Environment and Transport Committee Gísli Marteinn
12A family outing
13Owner/chef Vigdis Ylfa at FiskeFelagid
14Kaffi Midja coffee shop
15Ravda Husid restaurant
16Emissions from the geothermal pools
17A typical Icelandic building close to the coast
Instead of focusing on the political malaise caused by the collapse of its economy in 2008, Iceland’s close-knit and talented community – led by a new, grounded prime minister – is returning to old values, and reworking them into new opportunities.
Issue 1
All over Africa, Chinese labourers are hard at work building railways, roads and national stadiums. In return, the continent’s developing countries are selling their oil and iron ore to the Chinese. The figures are stagg…
Issue 4
Living on Wall Street and the rise of theRussian technopark.
Issue 32
Instead of focusing on the political malaise caused by the collapse of its economy in 2008, Iceland’s close-knit and talented community – led by a new, grounded prime minister – is returning to old values, and reworking…
Issue 20
Only a year ago, savers from Europe were pouring money into Icelandic banks, looking to capitalise on high interest rates. Now the banks are bust and the nation’s identity is shaken. On page 19 Monocle travels to Reykjavik…
Issue 63
Serbia's car industry, the real cost of wheat and a Q&A with Wim Elfrink of the New Cities Foundation.
Issue 40
Forget earnings reports: a new generation of stockpilers assemble their portfolios based on lessons from psychological research. Can behavioural finance make sense in a crazy market.
Issue 4
The financial spotlight has been shining bright on China’s big eastern cities, but as investors notice the wealth of opportunity and resources in the remote western region, the city of Urumqi is about to take centre stage…
Issue 11
Chinese firms, from copper mining giants to small private businesses, have been flocking to Africa, investing €4.3bn last year. But a quieter phenomenon is the steady stream of African businessmen moving into China, 10,000…
Issue 6
Åland, an archipelago in Scandinavia, is hailed as a model for how to create a harmonious “nation” – without giving it full independence – academics and politicians even studied it as a model for Kosovo. The prosperous…
Issue 28
This remote north-eastern corner of Russia is an inhospitable land of fire, ice and earthquakes but the stunning scenery, hot springs and huge reserves of salmon suggest a seismic shift in fortunes could be about to happen…
Issue 3
Australia's economy is all at sea; plus conflict on happy island.
Issue 9
*Monocle* asked three influential economists for their predictions for 2008: Christian Gattiker-Ericsson, head of equity and strategy research at Bank Julius Baer, sees more pressure for economies reliant on ageing workf…
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