Why Iceland Should Be in the News But Is Not

 

An Italian radio program’s story about Iceland’s on-going revolution is a stunning example of how little our media tells us about the rest of the world. Americans may remember that at the start of the 2008 financial crisis, Iceland literally went bankrupt. The reasons were mentioned only in passing, and since then, this little-known member of the European Union fell back into oblivion. [See also Lesley Riddoch on the High North here - or Mike Small on Scotland in Europe here] *

 

Both editor and author are aware of mistakes in this piece which are due to mistranslation from Italian – apologies As one European country after another fails or risks failing, imperiling the Euro, with repercussions for the entire world, the last thing the powers that be want is for Iceland to become an example. Here’s why: Five years of a pure neo-liberal regime had made Iceland, (population 320 thousand, no army), one of the richest countries in the world. In 2003 all the country’s banks were privatized, and in an effort to attract foreign investors, they offered on-line banking whose minimal costs allowed them to offer relatively high rates of return. The accounts, called IceSave, attracted many English and Dutch small investors. But as investments grew, so did the banks’ foreign debt. In 2003 Iceland’s debt was equal to 200 times its GNP, but in 2007, it was 900 percent. The 2008 world financial crisis was the coup de grace. The three main Icelandic banks, Landbanki, Kapthing and Glitnir, went belly up and were nationalized, while the Kroner lost 85% of its value with respect to the Euro. At the end of the year Iceland declared bankruptcy.

 

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 http://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2011/08/25/why-iceland-shold-be-in-the-news-but-is-not/ 

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  • Hi,

    Beautiful ... I went through the whole post ....

    But why it is always that a few people in power enjoy and thousands of other people suffer....

    The faith they put by voting for them is shattered in a worst  fashion .... WHY ??????

    It is in most of the countries ... even in the great countries it is the same fact ... Surprising ...

    Let Love, Light and Divinity fill us ALL ......................

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