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The Adam Smith Institute Blog
Iceland was right to vote no on foreign bank compensation
Why should Iceland compensate unwise UK savers or stump up the money that UK politicians spent trying to buy votes?
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Iceland financial crisis: Voters reject debt repayment plan
In a nationwide referendum Saturday, more than 90 percent of voters have resoundingly rejected a $5.3 billion plan to pay off Britain and the Netherlands for debts spawned by the Iceland financial crisis.
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Amid Greek debt crisis, Iceland still recovering from its own collapse
While Greece battles its debt crisis, Iceland is gearing up for a referendum on whether its taxpayers will shoulder the burden of paying back billions of dollars of debt.
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Iceland financial crisis: will chill deepen in wake of repayment veto?
The Iceland financial crisis could intensify after a presidential veto of a bill to repay Britain and the Netherlands the billions they lost after Icelandic banks collapsed. The issue now goes to referendum – and could affect an EU membership bid and economic aid.
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Brits try to retrieve assets frozen in Icelandic banks
The country's banks expanded greatly during boom years and now can't roll over the debt.
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