The 2008 Icelandic Financial Crisis by Arni Mathiesen Fri., May 20, 2022 | 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM University of Chicago 1307 E. 60th Street Chicago, IL 60637 United States The Icelandic financial crisis was a major economic and political event in Iceland. All three of the country's major privately owned commercial banks defaulted in late 2008, making it, relative to the size of Iceland economy, the largest systemic banking collapse in economic history. The crisis led to a severe economic slump in 2008–2011 and significant political unrest. However, 13 years after the crash, Iceland is now growing at one of the fastest rates in Europe and is even paying back its enormous loans early – a tremendously impressive feat and one that could never have been imagined not so long ago. Árni Mathiesen was minister of Finance during the 2008 financial crisis. He will be discussing the crisis from his perspective as minister and reflect on how the global financial markets are influenced post the crises today. RSVP Recent News More news UChicago Students Propose Solutions to Chicago’s Pension Crisis Mon., March 18, 2024 Harris Voices: Katie Savage, CLA'19, on Learning to Look Around and Be in Community Fri., March 08, 2024 Harris Policy Students See the Real-Life Impact of Tax Policy while Serving the Community Wed., March 06, 2024