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Icelandic President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson waits for latest ballot results in the presidendtial elections.
ICELAND

Defiant Icelandic leader wins fifth term

Olafur Grimsson has been riding a wave of support for his defiance of Britain and the Netherlands over massive debts from a bank crash.

  • Omar Valdimarsson
2 min read
FINANCIAL CRISIS

Iceland leader rejects UK, Dutch compensation Bill

Iceland’s president rejected a Bill to repay Britain and The Netherlands more than $5-billion their savers lost when Icelandic banks collapsed.

  • Omar Valdimarsson
4 min read