Monthly Archives: March 2014

Heisbourg on the Euro and the EU: Saturday 5 April 11–12

Posted on 28.03.14

A distinguished expert on international affairs and security, François Heisbourg, gives a lecture on the euro and the EU Saturday at a pre-lunch meeting 5 April 2014, 11–12, at the University of Iceland, in Oddi House, room O-202. The meeting is … Continue reading →

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Gissurarson: Smallness Opportunity as well as Constraint

Posted on 24.03.14

The smallness of nations can be an opportunity as well as a constraint, Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson, RNH’s Academic Director, said at a meeting of the political association Framsokn in the Faroe Islands, in Ostrom House in Torshavn, 22 March … Continue reading →

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Gissurarson: Foreign Factors of Icelandic Bank Collapse

Posted on 19.03.14

As the year 2008 went on, the Icelandic financial market became very vulnerable, heading towards a deep depression, similar to those which Icelanders frequently had to cope with in the 20th Century. However, three foreign factors suddenly brought all three … Continue reading →

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Gissurarson: Hundreds of Billions Grabbed by Foreigners

Posted on 18.03.14

Foreign businessmen took advantage of the sudden and temporary plight of the Icelanders during the 2008 bank collapse to grab Icelandic-owned assets at prices far below market prices, even prices in a depression. They could do this because authorities in … Continue reading →

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