Bloomberg: Iceland Seeks Loan From Russia, Pegs Krona, Takes Over Bank (October 7)
Prime Minister Geir Haarde said at a press conference he was ``disappointed'' that ``we have not received the kind of support we requested from our friends.'' He declined to name countries Iceland may have approached for a loan, adding that the nation ``will absolutely not default on its foreign debt.''
"We have throughout this year asked many of our friends for swap agreements and for other forms of support in these extraordinary circumstances," Mr Haarde said. "We have not received the kind of support that we were requesting from our friends. So in a situation like that one has to look for new friends."
