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  • Bjarni Benediktsson Sold Assets Hours Before Financial Crisis

    Bjarni Benediktsson Sold Assets Hours Before Financial Crisis

    Leaked documents suggest current Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson sold all his remaining assets in a Glitnir bank fund called “Sjóður 9“ only hours before the financial crash in 2008. Bjarni’s name has been associated in the Panama Papers scandal, however he has…

  • Former PM’s Contentions Do Not Hold Up To Scrutiny

    Former PM’s Contentions Do Not Hold Up To Scrutiny

    Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson recently gave a version of events surrounding an infamous TV interview that contradict email correspondence with his office. One of his assistants reportedly tried to suppress the airing of the interview as well. Sigmundur Davíð recently spoke at a…