Lessons for Europe from the 2008 Icelandic Bank CollapseThe spectacular collapse of the Icelandic banking sector in late 2008 was because the Icelandic banks were refused liquidity assistance by the US Fed, the ECB and others, while other European banks received such help. Moreover, the UK Labour government invoked an anti-terrorist law against Icelandic government institutions and an Icelandic bank. |
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| Titill | Lessons for Europe from the 2008 Icelandic Bank Collapse |
| Höfundur | Hannes H. Gissurarson |
| Útgefandi | New Direction, 2019 |
| Length | 93 síður |
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