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4:10 am Economics and Finance

Anybody remember those UN country ranking that Judo Jean used to quote so fondly in the Canadian House of Commons?  Late last year UN opined thusly.

UN Names Iceland as the Best Country to Live For 2007

Less than a year after sharing those profound and erudite insights with the unwashed masses, the headlines are as follows.

Financial crisis: Iceland’s dreams go up in smoke

Iceland on brink of ‘national bankruptcy’ over bank crisis

Thank you UN.  But then what would you expect from an organisation with background like this and this.

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Arran Gold

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