An Icelandic central bankers says that Iceland will join the euro zone in the near future. Just what the euro needs, another insolvent country with a financial sector that has suffered an epic implosion. Iceland would have to go through a draw-out process well before it could join the euro zone, I believe, called ERM2.
Just what the euro needs…
Source: www.forexlive.com
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