
"We simply need to ban certain financial products that are the late-born children of the world capitalism, such as derivatives, credit default swaps and other products that are an added layer on top of the financial system which are first and foremost a speculative venue of racketeering. ... It doesn’t add any value to the economy."
Finansminister Steingrímur J. Sigfússon i
Bloomberg om hur Island och Grekland påverkats av finanskrisen.