Íslandsbanki hopes caution will pay

Íslandsbanki's acquisition of BNbank in Norway marks a significant acceleration in its growth plans. A small deposit base means the bank has to actively seek diverse sources of funding

“We have striven to diversify
our sources of funding and
consider doing so extremely
important.”
Bjarni Armansson



In the context of the extraordinary growth of the Icelandic banking market, being labelled “the conservative bank” by market observers is hardly an accusation of inertia. The label has arisen, in part, because Íslandsbanki has focused its international expansion efforts on organic growth in specialist areas such as fishing, sustainable energy industry and offshore supply.

In January, Íslandsbanki made its most significant overseas acquisition yet with the purchase of commercial bank BNbank in Norway.

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