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Thorvaldur Gylfason

Two excellent interviews on Silfur Egils

May 3, 2010

Yesterday’s Silfur Egils* was excellent. The two most notable interviews in my opinion were those with Þorvaldur Gylfason, a professor of economics at the University of Iceland, and with William K. Black, an American lawyer and former bank regulator who is an expert in white-collar crime. Þorvaldur Gylfason is a man of strong opinions with [...]

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Lest we forget

January 21, 2010

Quote of the day – no points for guessing who it’s about: The main instigator [for abolishing the National Economic Institute* and Competition and Trade Authority] was the Prime Minister from 1991 to 2004, who later appointed himself Central Bank Director. He was discharged after the collapse. A short while later he became the editor [...]

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What happens if Icesave is rejected?

January 18, 2010

So there has been nothing new in the story of Icesave – that awful monster holding this nation hostage – over the last few days. The media has been speculating that British and Dutch authorities will announce early this week whether or not they are prepared to return to the negotiating table, but so far [...]

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My personal stand on Icesave

January 3, 2010

In the comments to the last post, someone who calls himself Gagnráðr asked me point-blank where I stand on the sticky topic of Icesave. A fair question. Like most Icelanders, I have, throughout the process of endless discussions and negotiations, been a] so sick of Icesave that I never want to hear the word mentioned [...]

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