亲历冰岛:国家濒破产百姓喜滋滋

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我觉得妓者是不是把采访费花到荷兰的红灯区里去了。。。。

冰岛本地的新闻,简直就是全面崩溃。冰岛的生活用品在一星期之内将见底,供应商不认冰岛货币。供应方要求见款发货,赊欠免谈。
Icelandic Shoppers Splurge as Currency Woes Reduce Food Imports

By Chad Thomas


Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- After a four-year spending spree, Icelanders are
flooding the supermarkets one last time, stocking up on food as the collapse
of the banking system threatens to cut the island off from imports.



``We have had crazy days for a week now,'' said Johannes Smari Oluffsson,
manager of the Bonus discount grocery store in Reykjavik's main shopping
center. ``Sales have doubled.''

Bonus, a nationwide chain, has stock at its warehouse for about two weeks.
After that, the shelves will start emptying unless it can get access to
foreign currency, the 22-year-old manager said, standing in a walk-in fridge
filled with meat products, among the few goods on sale produced locally.

Iceland's foreign currency market has seized up after the three largest
banks collapsed and the government abandoned an attempt to peg the exchange
rate. Many banks won't trade the krona and suppliers from abroad are
demanding payment in advance. The government has asked banks to prioritize
foreign currency transactions for essentials such as food, drugs and oil.

The crisis is already hitting clothing retailers. A short walk from Bonus in
the capital's Kringlan shopping center, Ragnhildur Anna Jonsdottir, 38,
owner of the Next Plc clothing store, said she can't get any foreign
currency to pay for incoming shipments and, even if she could, the exchange
rate would be prohibitively high.

``We aren't getting new shipments in, as we normally do once a week,''
Jonsdottir said. ``This is the third week that we haven't had any shipments.
''

Bankrupt

Iceland's 320,000 inhabitants have enjoyed four years of economic growth in
excess of 4 percent as banks and businesses expanded abroad, buying up
companies from brokerages to West Ham United soccer club. Now, the three
biggest banks, Kaupthing Bank hf, Landsbanki Island hf and Glitnir Bank hf
have collapsed under the weight of about $61 billion in debts, 12 times the
size of the economy, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

The central bank, or Sedlabanki, ditched its attempt to peg the krona to a
basket of currencies on Oct. 9, after just two days, citing ``insufficient
support'' in the market. Nordea Bank AB, the biggest Scandinavian lender,
said the same day that the krona hadn't been traded on the spot market,
while the last quoted price was 340 per euro, compared with 122 a month ago.

``There is absolutely no currency in the country today to import,'' said
Andres Magnusson, chief executive officer of the Icelandic Federation of
Trade and Services in Reykjavik. ``The only way we can solve this problem is
to get the IMF into the country.''

Imports Dependency

The International Monetary Fund sent a delegation to the island last week.
Prime Minister Geir Haarde said on Oct. 9 his country may ask it for money
after failing to get ``the response that we felt that we should be able to
get'' from European governments and central banks. The state will also start
talks with Russia over a possible 4 billion-euro ($5.5 billion) loan.

Iceland's rugged, treeless terrain, a barren stretch of volcanic rock,
geysers and moss, means the country imports most food, other than meat, fish
and dairy products.

Magnusson said last week that one of Iceland's largest supermarket chains
was unable to get any foreign currency to make purchases abroad and another
retailer's electronic payment didn't go through. Iceland will begin to see
shortages of ``regular goods'' by the end of the week if nothing changes, he
said.

``We are struggling to make the economy survive from hour to hour,''
Magnusson said. ``There is an enormous amount of capital that wants to get
out of the country.''

Sedlabanki told lenders on Oct. 10 that residents who want foreign currency
should first prove they need the money for traveling by providing
documentation for their trip.

Essential Goods

Wholesalers are demanding that importers pay before any goods are shipped,
said Knutur Signarsson, head of the Reykjavik-based Federation of Icelandic
Trade. Under normal circumstances, wholesalers abroad would extend credit
for 30 to 90 days, he said.

``Many of them ask us to pay cash before they send the goods to Iceland,''
Signarsson said. ``Because of the situation, Iceland has become a country
that no one trusts any longer.''

Bogi Thor Siguroddsson, owner of Johan Roenning, an import and retail
business which has about 7 billion krona ($71 million) in annual sales, says
he's instructed his purchasing managers to only import the core goods,
including light bulbs, lamps and electrical cables, they need to serve their
customers.

``It's enough to have the credit crisis,'' he said. ``Then you have the
currency crash. Unfortunately, we have shown that we can't handle it
ourselves.''

Food Inflation

Icelanders, whose per capita gross domestic product is the fifth highest in
the world, according to the United Nations 2007/2008 Human Development Index
, will have to tighten their belts.

Shoppers are paying more for the goods they do get. The cost of fruits and
vegetables, nearly all of which are imported, have gone up about 50 percent
in recent months, said Steinunn Kristinsdottir, a 33-year-old Reykjavik
resident who was leaving the Bonus store with her cart full.

``This situation really has been a bit troubling for people,'' she said. ``
They don't know what's going to happen.''
灾荒怕尾不怕头,
年后开春人人愁。
都要去抓鱼过日子了,还喜滋滋...
据说冰岛女人地位很高
30万人,一天30万斤鱼加点杂粮就可以过活了。。。30万斤,150吨,三车皮。。。靠,国家小也有小的好处啊
如果再吃次点,一人一天2斤面粉或者大米,再加点野菜,3块钱搞定。全国一天100万就够了,一年3.6亿人民币,或者5千万美元:lol :lol
这篇文章很有意思:新浪、网易都说来自人民网,有几个说来源是东北网,东北网上也说是来自人民网,但人民网上搜索这篇文章结果是无。
怀疑是谣言。
白痴记者写的白痴文章。
哪个王八蛋造的谣?第二天的新闻:D
冰岛股市重新开盘狂跌77% 政府拟接手金融体系
2008年10月15日
  东方网10月15日消息:金融体系与经济陷入崩溃的冰岛,股市在暂停交易三个交易日后,14日重新开盘便狂跌77%,创该国历史纪录。
  消息人士透露,冰岛已向国际货币基金(IMF)求援。
  冰岛政府官员并在14日开始与俄罗斯洽谈最多40亿欧元的紧急贷款。
  有官员并已表示,这个仅有约30万人口的北欧小国应该申请加入欧盟,加入欧元体系。
  负责经营冰岛证交所的那斯达克OMX集团13日宣布,把遭到国有化的Kaupthing、Landsbanki与Glitnir三大银行股价直接归零。包括这三大银行在内,冰岛股市15支指数成分股中的六家金融类股依旧暂停交易。
  冰岛15指数(OMX Icex 15 )14日开盘后从前市的3,004点重挫至683点,比一年前的8,571点蒸发92%。
  随着前三大银行都已遭收归国有,冰岛政府正准备接手整个金融体系。金融体系的负债是冰岛国内生产总值(GDP)的12倍,冰岛政府的债信逼近垃圾等级。
  冰岛央行负责市场业务的国际与市场部主席帕森领衔参与14日对俄国的谈判,他说谈判仍处于初期阶段。俄国方面的代表财政部副部长潘金则说,还没谈到贷款数字,不过40亿欧元的说法已在别处报道中出现。
  IMF官员13日透露,IMF董事会已在上周末讨论冰岛的贷款请求,不过尚未批准任何贷款。
  冰岛外交部长13日在当地媒体撰文说,冰岛应该申请加入欧盟,采用欧元。在此之前,冰岛的捕鱼业者一直强力反对加入欧盟。
  冰岛股市14日交易量锐减至平时的150分之一,冰岛货币克朗则几乎无法交易,根本算不出汇价。
  冰岛央行上周曾宣布采取联系汇率,但实施一天就因央行外汇准备不足而宣告弃守,外汇市场停摆。
图片说明:10月13日,在冰岛雷克雅未克一家大型购物中心,空荡荡的结帐区域只有一些收银员站在那里。受信贷危机冲击,冰岛经济形势出现严重动荡,物价大幅上升,迫使大部分冰岛人减少日常消费。新华社/法新
谣言……:Q :Q :Q :Q
展望:经济谨慎与政治变化

  有消息说,为解决这次严重的金融危机,冰岛不仅继续着手向其他国家寻求援助,同时也准备求助国际货币基金组织,但考虑到冰岛目前外债额过于庞大,加之多数国家都在金融危机面前自顾不暇,所以冰岛情况的实质性好转,还要依赖于全球经济的整体回暖。

  本周一时冰岛股市仍然暂停交易,但受当天全球股市普遍利好的影响,对于股市14日的重新开放,冰岛各界普遍充满信心。在一家银行工作的托里尔松对记者说,1000亿欧元的外债对冰岛是个大数字,但对国际金融界而言只是“小钱”,只要能连续回暖一段时间,冰岛的危机就会得到很大程度的改善,而现在各主要国家先后推出“救市”举措,应该是到了可以恢复投资者信心的时候。

  可事实上,谁也无法预料未来会发生什么,或许冰岛目前的处境、全球的金融危机仍不是谷底也未可知。但到目前为止,由冰岛破产所引发的国际经济、政治形势变化,人们却可展望一二,其中教训也值得国人警醒:

  首先是欧美国家的百姓会“一朝被蛇咬、十年怕井绳”,他们以后对个人贷款必然是慎之又慎。联想到前段时间,受美国消费模式的影响,国内部分地方的民众也进入了“超前消费者”行列,欧美百姓的前车之鉴不得不引起我们的重视。

  其次是全球各国都会高度重视对经济、金融的监管。冰岛银行之所以盲目投资导致债台高筑,政府负有不可推卸的责任,而美国尽管受到一部分人“国家走向社会主义”的批评,但仍坚持把一些金融机构收归国有后,由此可见,政府的监管不但不能放松,反而应更加完善才是。

  但无论如何,未来的全球经济即使走出低谷,也将不可避免地进入到一段“谨慎时期”。

  另外,冰岛的金融危机也反应出国际政治格局的变化。冰岛在严重的金融打击面前,由于借款无门,从而转向俄罗斯求借40亿欧元,这引来国际舆论一片哗然,有西方媒体就评论说,“金融危机是俄罗斯在政治上重新进入北欧的良机”。

  还有就是在这次危机面前,西方主要国家的合作远不如他们在处理其他问题时看起来的那样团结,例如欧盟内部迟迟不见协调动作,有人便称“金融危机前国家的自私本质暴露无疑,这使得欧盟一体化更加遥遥无期。”

  虽然这些一些国际政治环境的细小变化被金融话题所掩盖,但不可忘记,“经济之后,政治总会接踵而来”。
今天有饭吃,不怕明天饿死。
再说了,世界人民还能真看着俺们饿死么。
冰岛可能提前迈入公社时代。
稀饭冰岛
[:a4:] 冰岛这点人口,搞什么都能富啊.
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笑话!国家都破产了怎么维持高福利?真以为福利是天上掉下来的??
  记者两年前曾到过冰岛,当时冰岛克朗与人民币的汇率大约为8比1,照此算来,那时的冰岛给记者留下了世界上“物价最高国家”的印象。例如在街头便利店买一杯可乐、一个汉堡,价格差不多就要200元人民币;至于住宿,即使在最便宜的青年旅舍,每人至少也需要700多元人民币。

  这次记者重回冰岛,第一个发现就是这里已经成为“购物天堂”。目前冰岛克朗与人民币的汇率接近15比1,比两年前
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这文章够垃圾的哦,一杯可乐就200元RMB了,贬值一半也要100元,这也叫"购物天堂"?
环境不错的地方
不会扯淡的记者不是好记者
国家破产了人民还喜滋滋?糊弄谁啊?
原帖由 青铜剑 于 2008-10-16 08:40 发表
30万人,一天30万斤鱼加点杂粮就可以过活了。。。30万斤,150吨,三车皮。。。靠,国家小也有小的好处啊


顶,每人每天捞斤鱼就活下去了````
原帖由 dzhiqiong 于 2008-10-16 09:23 发表
今天有饭吃,不怕明天饿死。
再说了,世界人民还能真看着俺们饿死么。


饿死就饿死了``关世界人民啥事儿~~这会子冰岛的“盟友”们自己个儿都火烧屁股呢~