The establishment of the portals www.bonds.is and www.economy.is has aim of raising the profile of the Icelandic Bond Market and the awareness of the Icelandic Economy.

The project was established in light of increased interest from foreign investors and researchers. Behind the project are the two largest issuers in the Government backed bond market, i.e. the Government Debt Management  and the Housing Financing Fund, and all Primary dealers, i.e. Islandsbanki, New Kaupthing Bank, NBI - Landsbanki, MP Bank and Straumur Investment Bank. Other partners are OMX Nordic Exchange Iceland.

The objectives of the project are to: