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Deconstructing Debt And How To Handle It
“We could do a lot better with financial education in Iceland,” says Sara Jasonardóttir, project manager for education and promotion at the Office of Debtors’ Ombudsman (Umboðsmaður skuldara). Since its foundation in 2010, the Office has been assisting individuals who find themselves…
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Increasingly Difficult For Icelandic Kids To Pay Off Their Loans
According to a recent report from The Icelandic Debtors’ Ombudsman, the number of young people looking to get assistance to be bailed out of personal loans has been dangerously increasing in the past few years. The Icelandic Debtors’ Ombudsman is a governmental…
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UN Expert Suggests Debt Relief For Renters
Correction: This story’s headline was corrected after its publication. See note at the end of this post for further information. On Monday, UN Independent Expert Juan Pablo Bohoslavksy ended his week-long fact-finding mission to Iceland on the effects of the 2008 economic…