Iceland Capital Controls Seen in Place Through 2015, IMF Says

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Iceland will need to keep capital controls through 2015 amid difficulties in reducing an overhang of kronur held by offshore investors, the International Monetary Fund said.

“It’s now assumed that capital controls will remain in place through 2015 because of the limited progress made so far in reducing the stock of offshore krona,” Washington-based IMF said today in a report.