Ex-PM on trial for Iceland bank fall says he saved economy

(REYKJAVIK ) - Iceland's former prime minister Geir Haarde, facing trial over the country's 2008 financial meltdown, describes the case as a farce, insisting he actually helped rescue the economy from a fate similar to that of Greece.

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Source: Eu Business

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