Since the end of 2008, the islan dâs banks have forgiven loans equivalent to 13 percent of gross domestic product, easing the debt burdens of more than a quarter of the population, according to a report published this month by the Icelandic Financial Services Association.
You could safely say that Iceland holds the world record in household debt relief, said Lars Christensen, chief emerging markets economist at Danske Bank A/S in Copenhagen. Iceland followed the textbook example of what is required in a crisis. Any economist would agree with that.
 » Icelandic Anger Brings Debt Forgiveness in Best Recovery Story, Bloomberg.com.
La premiĂšre chose qu’on a faite nous, c’est de rallonger les Ă©chĂ©ances pour les propriĂ©taires endettĂ©s. Les fonctionnaires du FMI nous ont alors dit que nous violions les rĂšgles essentielles du capitalisme! Ils oubliaient simplement que des gens ruinĂ©s ne consomment plus, ce qui obstĂšre une relance par la croissance.
Au lieu de payer les banques, la GrĂšce devrait investir dans l’Ă©ducation, les sciences et la technologie, financer des infrastructures et rĂ©cupĂ©rer ainsi une certaine productivitĂ©, ne serait-ce que dans les secteurs des services ou du tourisme.
 » «Nous avons sauvé les gens plutÎt que les banques», Libération.fr.
Et pendant ce temps :
Peter Spiegel at FT has obtained a confidential 10-page memo distributed to senior officials in Europe over the last week, which lays it out the truth:
It warned that two of the new bail-out’s main principles might be self-defeating. Forcing austerity on Greece could cause debt levels to rise by severely weakening the economy while its âŹ200bn debt restructuring could prevent Greece from ever returning to the financial markets by scaring off future private investors.
 » Leaked Memo Blows The Lid Off Of The Entire Greek Bailout, Business Insider.
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