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Iceland criticises IMF, UK and Dutch

By Andrew Ward in Reykjavik

Published: October 5 2009 23:12 | Last updated: October 6 2009 09:46

Iceland’s prime minister has hit out against the International Monetary Fund and the British and Dutch governments for holding up recovery efforts a year after the country’s banking sector collapsed.

Jóhanna Sigurdardóttir, the prime minister, said that it was “not acceptable” that the IMF had delayed a review for months. This review is needed before Iceland can access more of its $5.1bn (£3.2bn) international rescue package.

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