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Iceland - business -- Review
The heading BUSINESS maintains two catalogues - a catalogue of attractive jobs and a catalogue of the most active companies.
Iceland - business -- Employment
Top ten biggest branches of Icelandic economy in 2004
| Number |
Branch |
GDP by sectors(%) |
| 1 |
Finance and business services |
21.9 |
| 2 |
Wholesale and retail trade |
11.5 |
| 3 |
Construction |
8.7 |
| 4 |
Transport and communication |
7.9 |
| 5 |
Fishing |
6.0 |
| 6 |
Electricity and water supply |
3.4 |
| 7 |
Fish processing |
2,7 |
| 8 |
Hotels and restaurants |
1.6 |
| 9 |
Agriculture |
1.4 |
| 10 |
Mining and quarrying |
0,1 |
Iceland - business -- Companies
Top ten biggest Icelandic companies in 2006
| Number |
Company |
Sales ($bill) |
Profits/Net Income ($mill) |
| 1 |
Kaupthing bank |
2,64 |
780 |
| 2 |
Landsbanki Islans |
1,63 |
390 |
| 3 |
Glitnir Bank |
1,23 |
300 |
| 4 |
Exista |
0.8 |
800 |
| 5 |
decode Genetics, Inc. |
0,04 |
85.5 |
| 6 |
Eimskipafelag Islands |
0.03 |
79 |
| 7 |
Avion Group |
1,4 |
42.7 |
| 8 |
RWE Actavis Group |
8.7 |
34.5 |
| 9 |
Alfesca |
0.7 |
23.8 |
| 10 |
Icelandic Group Plc. |
1.4 |
17.9 |
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