February 2009
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Icelandic economy grinds to a halt
The people of Iceland are the latest victims of the global downturn as the economy in Iceland has suffered a collapse. A number of factors including a failure of monetary policy following a banking collapse has led to a soaring 30% inflation, the resignation of Prime Minister Haarde and the government, and the inability to transfer money abroad (and thus the inability for Iceland to import and...