First and comprehensive on Iceland’s post- crisis political turmoil

Reuters cover of the fall of Iceland’s government - the first direct victim of the financial crisis - and the naming of a new team of ministers was outstanding. Within minutes of Iceland naming a new government to steer it out of financial crisis, Reuters secured an exclusive interview with the new finance minister. Steingrimur Sigfusson told Reuters the new centre-left government would make cutting interest rates and refinancing banks a top priority in talks with the IMF. He also kept all options open regarding the currency, including a union with Norway and adopting the euro. Iceland’s financial collapse has been a top story for investors in recent months. The one-on-one capped fast and insightful coverage of the talks and formation of a new government.