Voters in Iceland have rejected a government-approved deal to repay Britain and the Netherlands £3bn for their citizens' deposits in the failed online bank Icesave
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Reaction to George Osborne’s Budget was, and should be, positive. It was bold in design and delivery, and on the tax aspects difficult to fault. But the savings side remains a worry. Can he really deliver what he claimed he will?... more
Iceland's government and opposition leaders agree a response to a British and Dutch proposal to repay the £3.5 billion it owes because of Icesave's collapse... more
A diplomatic row breaks out between Britain and Iceland after the country’s president refused to repay more than £3.4 billion lost when Icesave bank collapsed in 2008... more
NEW: Bankers will see excessive pay and bonuses contracts torn up if they promote undue risk-taking under tough new rules outlined in the proposed Financial Services Bill... more
Iceland’s parliament finally voted through the deal that will see the country repay Britain and Holland for the $5 billion (£3.1 billion) lost by savers in Icelandic deposit accounts ... more
The Icelandic government is coming under domestic pressure to renegotiate the £2.3 billion compensation it has committed to paying British savers over the collapse of Icesave and its parent bank Landsbanki ... more
Iceland is to get its $6 billion rescue package from an International Monetary Fund-led consortium, according to Poland, one of the contributors... more
London authorities will not be reimbursed for the loss of £200 million of taxpayers' cash in the collapse of Iceland's Landsbanki, say Treasury sources... more
“The interest rate cut took us all by surprise. We went absolutely crazy in here again,” said market analyst James Hughes as he reflected on the dramatic announcements... more
The UK is already in recession, with business confidence, profits and turnover at record lows and unemployment set to rise by up to 350,000 in the next year... more
Banking: Trading in the shares of all Iceland’s banks and financial institutions was suspended on the Nordic Exchange ahead of a long-awaited bailout plan from the government... more
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