Reykjavik agrees to pay Icesave debt bill

Iceland’s parliament approved a deal on the 28 August 2009 to repay Britain and the Netherlands nearly €4bn lost in Icelandic bank accounts after more than two months of tumultuous debate.

Reykjavik hopes the vote will clear the way for additional international assistance to rebuild the Atlantic island’s shattered economy and accelerate its bid to join the European Union.

EurActiv, 1.9.09: Iceland braced for EU savings payback http://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/iceland-braced-eu-savings-payback/article-184988

ESO: Background information: Iceland poised for foreign payback pact http://www.europeansources.info/record/iceland-poised-for-foreign-payback-pact/

BBC News, 28.8.09: Iceland to pay back Icesave cash http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8226717.stm

NRC Handelsblad, 28.8.09: Icelandic parliament agrees to Icesave deal, with conditions http://www.nrc.nl/international/article2342639.ece/Icelandic_parliament_agrees_to_Icesave_deal%2C_with_conditions

Iceland: Prime Minister's Office: News, 28.8.09: Parliament approves state guarantee for Icesave loans http://eng.forsaetisraduneyti.is/news-and-articles/nr/3859

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