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Iceland: The financial and economic crisis

16-Oct-2009

The global financial and economic crisis has struck Iceland with extreme force. Iceland’s three main banks, accounting for almost all of the banking system, failed in October 2008. They were unable to resist the deterioration in global financial markets following the failure of Lehman Brothers.

OECD at World Economic Forum, Davos 2008

14-Jan-2008

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría spoke at several key debates at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, from 23-27 January 2008. The subjects ranged from fighting corruption and managing financial risk to sustaining economic growth and ensuring safe water for the future.


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An Interim Economic Assessement for the OECD countries, released on 3 September 2009, is also available.

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