Post-Brexit Briefing: Frozen Capital—A Case Study of Iceland, Special Trade Commission
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In the context of post-Brexit models charted by EFTA nations, the most recent briefing of the Legatum Institute's Special Trade Commission (STC) focused on the specific case of the capital controls regime in Iceland and its current period of amendment, which represents a key distortion in EFTA markets’ financial services regulation. Speakers included Ian Martin, editor of Reaction, and Shanker Singham, Director of Economic Policy and Chairman of the Legatum Institute Special Trade Commission. Moderated by Molly Kiniry, a consultant at the Legatum Institute.
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