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ロシア色に染まったアイスランド2008/10/09 00:01

ロシア色に染まったアイスランド


これはもう完全に北極狙いです。


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アイスランド中銀、ロシアから5500億円融資で合意
http://www.nikkei.co.jp/kaigai/eu/20081007D2M0703O07.html

 金融市場の混乱で非常事態が宣言されたアイスランドで7日、政府や中央銀行が相次ぎ緊急金融対策を打ち出した。中央銀行はロシアから40億ユーロ(約5500億円)の融資を受けることで合意したと発表。また国内2位銀行のランズバンキを政府管理下に置いた。

 ロシアからの融資は期間3―4年を予定。アイスランド中銀は声明で「外貨準備を積み増して通貨クローナの安定性につなげる」と述べた。一方、ランズバンキの政府管理化は、民間銀を政府管理下で再建する法律が前日に緊急制定されたことを受けた。同国の金融監督当局は「国内銀行の正常な運営と預金保全に向けた措置だ」と強調した。

(ロンドン=石井一乗)

If Russia saves Iceland
2008-10-08
http://www.barentsobserver.com/if-russia-saves-iceland.4517200-16149.html

Should Russia save the Icelandic economy with the 4 billion EUR loan offered yesterday, that could potentially have consequences for the country’s general relations with Russia as well as for the geopolitical situation in the High North.
Iceland is strategically situated in the North and is a key player both in Arctic fisheries, shipping and in the ongoing debates on Arctic shelf delineation.

Should Russia grant Iceland the four billion EUR loan, that could potentially result in not only a stronger Icelandic economical, but also political dependence, on Russia.

As reported yesterday, Icelandic authorities have addressed Moscow with a request for a 4 billion EUR loan. The Russian Finance Minister Aleksey Kudrin quickly responded that he is positive towards the request.

Iceland is on its knees as its previously powerful banks are on the verge of total collapse. As national authorities are about to take over the banks, the whole state is in danger of bankrupting. Loans are now a prerequisite for economic survival and the Icelandic government has approached its neighbours for help.

If Russia becomes the country which saves the Icelandic economy, Russia could also end up securing an extended level of power in the North Atlantic. Iceland has a big fishery fleet operating all over the region. The country is also seen as one of the main shipping hubs as the vanishing ice makes the Arctic available for shipping. Iceland is also about to start offshore drilling for hydrocarbons on its northern shelf.

In addition, also defence relations between the two countries could strengthen. Iceland does not have its own armed forces and is dependent on cooperation with its allies.

With its economic rescue package, Russia could potentially take the opportunity to strengthen its positions in the region and secure a higher level of Icelandic support in hot political issues in the Arctic.

That will not only have consequences for Icelandic-Russian relations, but for the whole geopolitical situation in the region.

BarentsObserver, editorial

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