Financial Markets in Iceland

Peter Tulip

No 549, OECD Economics Department Working Papers from OECD Publishing

Abstract: This paper discusses recent developments and policy issues relating to financial markets in Iceland. Overall, the sector is thriving, both relative to history and to conditions in other countries. This bodes well not only for those directly involved in the industry but for the country as a whole, as financial development is an important source of economic growth. Recently concerns have been expressed about the stability of the financial system; however the guarded assessment...

La libéralisation financière en Islande Ce document examine l’évolution récente et les questions de fond concernant les marchés financiers islandais. Globalement, ce secteur est florissant, tant au regard du passé que par rapport à d’autres pays. Cela est de bon augure non seulement pour les acteurs directement impliqués dans le secteur, mais aussi pour le pays dans son ensemble, car le développement financier est une source...

Keywords: financial markets; Iceland; Islande; liberalisation; libéralisation; marchés financiers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G20 G28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007-04-02
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