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	<title>Comments on: Iceland’s top banks rebound</title>
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		<title>by: N Day</title>
		<link>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2008/05/12/12937/icelands-top-banks-rebound/#comment-20395</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 13:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Yes, and S&P cut its Icelandic banking risk assessment from group 4 to group 5 on "asset quality and funding pressure" today.]]></description>
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		<title>by: R Portes</title>
		<link>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2008/05/12/12937/icelands-top-banks-rebound/#comment-20334</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 06:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Not surprising, really - these are well-run banks, and they successfully navigated the Icelandic crisis of early 2006. Note that as usual the ratings agencies are behind the curve - Fitch just downgraded two of the banks last week. And some 'analysts' will continue to give negative news, trying to justify their bad calls. This will be a year of consolidation for the banks and of zero or negative growth for Iceland's overheated economy, but both are desirable.]]></description>
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