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Icesave and Fortis
nilrem_2
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All these rumours and I doubt many are true but here is the latest I heard on Sky news a few mins ago, A reporter from Sky in Iceland said there were some moves(?) that Vortis the Dutch bank were interested in taking over Icesave, but went on to say that it depended on a deal where Britain unfroze Landsbankis assets in the UK.
I imagine that it's another 'red herring' but thought it might be of interest.
I imagine that it's another 'red herring' but thought it might be of interest.
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I can't imagine how!? Fortis had to be nationalised by the Dutch government a week or so back!0
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All these rumours and I doubt many are true but here is the latest I heard on Sky news a few mins ago, A reporter from Sky in Iceland said there were some moves(?) that Vortis the Dutch bank were interested in taking over Icesave, but went on to say that it depended on a deal where Britain unfroze Landsbankis assets in the UK.
I imagine that it's another 'red herring' but thought it might be of interest.
Reading that article, Fortis would take over Dutch retail accounts, not British ones.
It would be like Northern Rock taking over our savings, which is what I suspect will happen - it'll be a quick way of adding capital to our own state-owned bank.0
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