Iceland agrees deal on foreign bank deposits

Iceland said on the 16 November 2008 it had reached a preliminary deal with the United Kingdom and other European countries on guidelines for dealing with foreign depositors in a collapsed bank, in an agreement likely to clear the way for a stalled International Monetary Fund support package for Reykjavik.

Iceland: Prime Minister's Office: News and Articles, 17.11.08: The Icelandic Government's program with the IMF http://eng.forsaetisraduneyti.is/news-and-articles/nr/3257

Iceland: Prime Minister's Office: News and Articles, 16.11.08: Agreed Guidelines Reached on Deposit Guarantees http://eng.forsaetisraduneyti.is/news-and-articles/nr/3229

ESO: Background information: Iceland’s rescue package flounders http://www.europeansources.info/record/icelands-rescue-package-flounders/

Deutsche Welle, 17.11.08: Iceland's Decision to Ensure Foreign Deposits Opens Way for Aid http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3800363,00.html

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