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David Oddsson leaves Iceland ahead of bank crisis report release


david-oddssonDavid Oddsson, Iceland’s former Prime Minister and central bank manager and current joint editor of Morgunbladid newspaper, will be overseas when the Althingi report into the banking crisis is released on Monday. Read the full story

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Bill to chase personal assets lost in Iceland banking crash


alþingiIcelandic property owners who tried to avoid the effects of the banking crash by signing their assets over to family members will not get away with it if a new parliamentary bill comes into effect. Read the full story

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Icelandic parliament banking inquiry delayed again


alþingishúsið-littlePall Hreinsson, chairman of the parliamentary investigation committee set up to investigate Iceland’s banking crisis, says he and his colleagues are very frustrated that their anticipated report has had to be delayed for a second time. Read the full story

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Business as usual for Icelandic government…for now


johannaA very disappointed Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir chose to concentrate on the positive things her government has done since its election and said it is the government’s intention to continue working hard today, despite the President’s decision to send the Icesave Agreement to a public referendum. Read the full story

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Icelandic Althingi Parliament says yes to Icesave


The Icelandic Parliament, Althingi, says yes to Icesave33 MPs voted yes to the Icesave Bill, 30 said no. The voting lasted over three hours and was at times fierce and personal. It is now up to the Icelandic president to sign these bills, and with that make them law. The president, Mr. Olafur Ragnar Grimsson is under pressure from over 35,000 Icelandic voters who have signed a petition asking him not to sign the controversial laws. Read the full story

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Icesave bill thrown into disarray


icesave1-03923945The Icelandic parliament’s debate which was scheduled to start at 10.30 today has suffered repeated delays. Read the full story

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Icesave debate paused: progress expected today


icesave1-03923944The third and final Icesave debate in Iceland’s Althingi parliament was adjourned late last night with 20 MPs still waiting to speak. Party leaders agreed with the President of Althingi that MPs will vote on the issue at some point today. It could take a long time, however; as one member of each party has the right to speak for 15 minutes and then MPs will begin the process of voting on each article of the bill individually.

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Third and final Icesave debate begins


icesave1-03923944The Icesave bill began its third and final debate in Iceland’s Althingi parliament today but it is not yet clear when a final vote will be cast; as there are still many MPs on waiting on the list to speak. Read the full story

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Icesave passes into final debate session


icesave1-03923942The bill on Icelandic state responsibility for Icesave was passed by the country’s parliamentary finance committee yesterday. Read the full story

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Questions surround Central Bank of Iceland lending practices


kronurIceland’s National Audit Office sent out a statement yesterday saying that questions surrounding the Central Bank of Iceland’s lending to financial institutions last year remain unanswered and should be directed to the Althingi Parliamentary Investigation Committee. Read the full story

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