Topic: Reykjavik
Reuters US Online Report Top News | 2010-03-10 18:47:28
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Iceland's opposition turned up the heat on the center-left government on Wednesday to hold out for a tough new "Icesave" debt accord with Britain and the Netherlands, after a referendum rejection of its previous deal. Iceland has for months struggled to find a way to pay back $5 billion in losses to the two European Union countries ...
Reuters US Online Report Top News | 2010-03-05 09:39:31
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Iceland's economy grew briskly in the latest quarter, its best performance since the country's financial system nearly collapsed in 2008 and a rare dose of positive news ahead of a referendum over foreign debts. The referendum, over repayment terms for Reykjavik's $5 billion "Icesave" debts to Britain and the Netherlands, is widely expected to result ...
Reuters US Online Report Business News | 2010-02-14 19:59:15
<div><p>REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Iceland is set to resume talks Monday with Britain and the Netherlands on repaying more than $5 billion lost when Icelandic banks collapsed in 2008, Finance Minister Steingrimur Sigfusson said Sunday.</p><p>The British and Dutch governments have already compensated savers in their countries who invested in ...
Reuters US Online Report Business News | 2010-01-29 17:39:48
<div><p>THE HAGUE/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Leaders from across Iceland's political spectrum met Dutch and British ministers on Friday over more than $5 billion in "Icesave" bad bank debts, but the talks ended with no signs of progress.</p><p>The Dutch and Icelandic finance ministries said that "parties exchanged views ...
