Companies of Iceland by Industry - Airlines of Iceland, Banks of Iceland, Beer and Breweries in Iceland, Energy Companies of Iceland (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 173. Not illustrated. Chapters: Airlines of Iceland, Banks of Iceland, Beer and Breweries in Iceland, Energy Companies of Iceland, Financial Services Companies of Iceland, Icelandic Record Labels, Software Companies of Iceland, Air Atlanta Icelandic, Icelandair, Icesave Dispute, History of Landsbanki, Kaupthing Bank, Ccp Games, Glitnir, Exista, Bad Taste, Sparisjooabanki, Dohop, Straumur Investment Bank, Iceland Express, Frisk Software International, Primera Air, Marorka, Teris, List of Banks in Iceland, Beer in Iceland, Bluebird Cargo, Esquimaux Management, Air Iceland, 12 Tonar, Primera Air Destinations, Vefja, Islandsbanki, Central Bank of Iceland, Icelandic New Energy, Orkuveita Reykjavikur, Flugfelag Vestmannaeyja, World Champion Records, Nbi, Icejet, Sparisjoour Reykjavikur Og Nagrennis, Kitchen Motors, Eagle Air, Molestin Records, Gramm, Snorrason Holdings, Egill Skallagrimsson Brewery, Falkinn, Arion Banki, List of Airlines of Iceland, Vifilfell, Acceljet, Litli-Jon, Mp Investment Bank, Jetx Airlines. Excerpt: The Icesave dispute is a diplomatic dispute that began in 2008 between Iceland on one hand and the United Kingdom and the Netherlands on the other. The dispute is centered on the retail creditors of the Icelandic bank Landsbanki, which offered online savings accounts under the "Icesave" brand. The bank was placed into receivership by the Icelandic Financial Supervisory Authority (FME) on 7 October 2008. As a result, more than 400,000 depositors with Icesave accounts in the UK and the Netherlands were unable to access their money for at least 6 to 8 weeks, while waiting for payout from the Deposit Guarantee Schemes in these countries. Much of the public controversy arose around the UK's use of what the Icelandic government described as "anti-terrorism legislation" against Iceland. Icesave was an online savings accoun...