Iceland finance chief in a predicament

Report of a FT interview with Steingrimur Sigfusson, Iceland’s Finance Minister, January 2010.

EurActiv, 11.1.10: Iceland's PM optimistic on Icesave referendum http://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/iceland-pm-optimistic-icesave-referendum/article-188722

ESO: Background information: President refuses to sign Icesave deal http://www.europeansources.info/record/president-refuses-to-sign-icesave-deal-reykjavik-warned-of-political-isolation/

Iceland: Prime Minister's Office: News, 8.1.10: National referendum to take place as soon as possible http://eng.forsaetisraduneyti.is/news-and-articles/nr/4091

Iceland: Ministry of Finance: Press release, 8.1.10: Minister of Finance confers with Nordic counterparts http://eng.fjarmalaraduneyti.is/news/nr/12789

Iceland: Ministry for Foreign Affairs: Press Release, 9.1.10: Skarphedinsson and Moratinos: Icesave has no impact on EU's treatment of application http://eng.utanrikisraduneyti.is/iceland_org/nr/5375

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