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Ehranavaar
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Posted - 2008.10.05 19:00:00 -
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 Originally by: Sirius Problem
If in the future oil can be bought/sold in any other currency, such as Euros, the US Dollar will lose a lot of value.
nearly half the US dollars in "existance" are out in the world circulating about and never seeing the usa. if the world decides to start pricing in euro's say then most of those dollars will return to the usa in short order. this would be utterly disastrous for the us economy and very bad for the rest of the world.
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Cmdr Sy
Appetite 4 Destruction
The Firm.
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Posted - 2008.10.05 23:19:00 -
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Off topic, but no, you need those dollars back. Everyone needs their currency to come home. We are all going to need it.
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Xenuchrist
STK Scientific
N.A.S.A
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Posted - 2008.10.06 00:23:00 -
[33]
Edited by: Xenuchrist on 06/10/2008 00:23:04
Originally by: Cmdr Sy
Off topic, but no, you need those dollars back. Everyone needs their currency to come home. We are all going to need it.
He speaketh the truth.
The more the merrier 
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Dantes Revenge
Caldari
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Posted - 2008.10.06 05:05:00 -
[34]
Edited by: Dantes Revenge on 06/10/2008 05:05:57
Originally by: Cmdr Sy
Off topic, but no, you need those dollars back. Everyone needs their currency to come home. We are all going to need it.
No we don't.
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The setting was perfect as the people of Germany were primed and ready for any leader that would tickle their ears with what they were wanting to hear. World War I was over (#4) and the people of Germany were in an economic depression that crippled the country. The German mark had lost so much value that it took a wheelbarrow full of money to buy a loaf of bread.
We could all do without a recession like that.
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Makhan
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Posted - 2008.10.06 15:51:00 -
[35]
I sure hope CCP doesn't have to start pumping out mediocre console games to make ends meet!
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Znaei
Caldari
Adult Entertainment
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Posted - 2008.10.06 21:06:00 -
[36]
The reason why Iceland is getting hit a bit harder than other countries is our banks have grown way too big. In comparison, the $700bill the US government is pumping out to the economy is about 5% of the yearly US revenue. Yearly revenue of the Icelandic banks is twelve times the yearly revenue of the country. So there is no way the Icelandic government can help all of them.
Personally, I have enough savings and very small dept compared to many, so Ill be fine 
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CCP Eris Discordia
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Posted - 2008.10.06 21:16:00 -
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Positive side, visiting iceland hasn't been this cheap in years. The beer price is almost acceptable for euro countries!
Pink Dread has been hijacked
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Znaei
Caldari
Adult Entertainment
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Posted - 2008.10.06 21:21:00 -
[38]
Originally by: CCP Eris Discordia
Positive side, visiting iceland hasn't been this cheap in years. The beer price is almost acceptable for euro countries!
Yep, this would be the right time to visit.
Ive even heard of euro and US people coming to Iceland to shop, say its much cheaper than in their own countries. Thats the first! 
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CCP Eris Discordia
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Posted - 2008.10.06 22:01:00 -
[39]
Yup
What we import from them ends up being cheaper when it's sold here.
Pink Dread has been hijacked
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Cheyenne Shadowborn
Caldari
Coalition of Nations
Free Trade Zone.
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Posted - 2008.10.06 22:11:00 -
[40]
Originally by: CCP Prism X
You don't need to worry about CCP as all our revenue is in [...] Dollars.
Oooh good, Dollars. You had me worried there for a while.
p.s.: employees.
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Cheyenne Shadowborn
Caldari
Coalition of Nations
Free Trade Zone.
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Posted - 2008.10.06 22:13:00 -
[41]
Originally by: Jacob Holland
I'm surprised that CCP pay in ISK TBH.
Always thought they paid in T2 BPOs.
(ducks for cover)
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Virida
Mindstar Technology
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Posted - 2008.10.06 22:37:00 -
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Originally by: CCP Eris Discordia
Positive side, visiting iceland hasn't been this cheap in years. The beer price is almost acceptable for euro countries!
Iceland always had somewhat crazy exchange rates for ISK, feel sorry for the locals if beer soon costs same as a EVE shuttle tho.
Anyway, im coming to fanfest, loaded with foregin kroner to exchange to the icelandic version. 
PS: if the message to the icelandic people from your prime minister about icelandic economy could go bankrupt actually happen, sell the beer for dollar. 
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Kendar
Gallente
Disney inc
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Posted - 2008.10.07 10:30:00 -
[43]
When iceland go bankrupt i will buy it and im going to be your new overlord ccp!! transfer 1 trillion isk to my character or there will be consequenses
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CCP Flatboy
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Posted - 2008.10.07 10:48:00 -
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"If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you've got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience."
CCP will be just fine. As to Iceland, it's going to get worse before it gets better but we'll pull through. Icelandic optimism moves mountains.
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royal killer
Amarr
Shadows Of The Federation
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Posted - 2008.10.07 11:31:00 -
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Originally by: CCP Flatboy
"If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you've got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience."
CCP will be just fine. As to Iceland, it's going to get worse before it gets better but we'll pull through. Icelandic optimism moves mountains.
Too bad their ego and pride move mountains too
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Deviana Sevidon
Gallente
Panta-Rhei
United Front Alliance
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Posted - 2008.10.07 11:41:00 -
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Originally by: CCP Flatboy
"If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you've got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience."
CCP will be just fine. As to Iceland, it's going to get worse before it gets better but we'll pull through. Icelandic optimism moves mountains.
How about EU membership?
Nice Island, we will take it.
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Mystri
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Posted - 2008.10.07 11:43:00 -
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I hope nobody here has an Icesave account. Looks like you will have to claim compensation... 
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Blubberlutsch
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Posted - 2008.10.07 12:45:00 -
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Originally by: Deviana Sevidon
Originally by: CCP Flatboy
"If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you've got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience."
CCP will be just fine. As to Iceland, it's going to get worse before it gets better but we'll pull through. Icelandic optimism moves mountains.
How about EU membership?
Nice Island, we will take it.
EU-Membership wouldnt be the worst. i just read Russia doesnt wants to help you, so hey just ask.
And we dont take things.. most islands in the EU are a pain in the ass... looks to UK.
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Squirl
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Posted - 2008.10.07 12:49:00 -
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Well this seems the perfect time to cancel 4 of my 6 accounts..
You know as revenge for the BOB scandal..
and an extra kick in the teeth for CCP 
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Stork DK
Minmatar
Synthetic Frontiers
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Posted - 2008.10.07 13:32:00 -
[50]
I find it disturbing that most of us care more about CCP than of Iceland =]
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DeckardIRL
Federal Defence Union
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Posted - 2008.10.07 15:22:00 -
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Isk has fallen to 210isk/ú from 150isk/ú.
I have bought some today and will watch the rate movements over the next few days to get the rest- the Russians have lent Iceland Ç4bn to help out so the currency might start to stabilise... I see it went down as low as 230isk/ú but travel rates have not been as good yet.
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dischordia
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Posted - 2008.10.09 10:46:00 -
[52]
Originally by: CCP Eris Discordia
Yup
What we import from them ends up being cheaper when it's sold here.
it looks like I need to get over there then. In London (uk) you need a mortgage for a small burger and coke ATM
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RedClaws
Amarr
Dragon's Rage
Intrepid Crossing
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Posted - 2008.10.09 11:21:00 -
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Is there a place where you can view up to date euro to isk rates?
All these so called "up to date" sites are bogus.
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CCP Navigator
C C P
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Posted - 2008.10.09 11:27:00 -
[54]
Originally by: dischordia
Originally by: CCP Eris Discordia
Yup
What we import from them ends up being cheaper when it's sold here.
it looks like I need to get over there then. In London (uk) you need a mortgage for a small burger and coke ATM
I was in Paris at the weekend for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and most bars I was in had beer at ú6.00 and a COKE at ú5.00
I lol'ed at the prices, tbh.
Navigator
Senior Community Representative
CCP Hf, EVE Online
Email / Netfang
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Saladin
Minmatar
Eternity INC.
Project Alice.
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Posted - 2008.10.09 14:04:00 -
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Is beer still for 600 isk or did prices go up?
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Verite Rendition
Caldari
F.R.E.E. Explorer
Elitist Cowards
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Posted - 2008.10.09 16:30:00 -
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Originally by: RedClaws
Is there a place where you can view up to date euro to isk rates?
All these so called "up to date" sites are bogus.
That's a good question. Google Finance is being rather schizophrenic; earlier today it had the ISK at 400+ ISK to the Euro, now it's at 150 ISK to the Euro.
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Vertex Eisenstein
Gallente
Gruecorp
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Posted - 2008.10.09 17:18:00 -
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Even if CCP runs on currency other than (real)ISK there is something else that could cause problems:
The UK governmant is talking seriously about freezing the assets of Icelandic companies in the UK. This is due to UK local govt. investors having nearly ú1Bn in Icelandic banks that it looks like they might lose.
Relations between the UK and iceland are souring rapidly, and given how poor they have got in the past I would not be surprised if the UK government took a pretty belligerent position on this issue. The icelandic gov has already blamed the UK for the most recent bank collapse and the UK is taking legal action against iceland to recover assets.
Given that the servers are based in london I can only hope that the electricity bill has been paid in advance!
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Ashraaf
Infinite Improbability Inc
Mostly Harmless
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Posted - 2008.10.09 17:39:00 -
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Edited by: Ashraaf on 09/10/2008 17:39:50
To be confirmed but it seems that G Brown annonces that the Uk goverment freeze the Icelandic asset
Navigator annonce when you came in paris, i'm sure lot of people will show you where beer is good and affordable, you fall on the tourist trap
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Ademaro Imre
Caldari
Intrepid Crossing
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Posted - 2008.10.09 17:57:00 -
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Edited by: Ademaro Imre on 09/10/2008 18:00:27
Originally by: RedClaws
Is there a place where you can view up to date euro to isk rates?
All these so called "up to date" sites are bogus.
http://finance.yahoo.com/currency
Symbol EuroExchange RateIceland KronaBidAsk
EURISK=X 1Oct 9 146.79146.79 146.79147.0
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Taz Devlin
Minmatar
The Collective
Against ALL Authorities
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Posted - 2008.10.09 18:43:00 -
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Originally by: royal killer
Originally by: CCP Prism X
But no worries, CCP has weathered worse and has no intentions of falling short this time around.
Really hope I can say the same thing about Iceland  (Yes, i live here.)
It has, on several occasions in fact.
Only in the last 10 years or so has Iceland been in as good a financial health that everyone could get cash to do what ever they dreamed. Too bad it was all built on fancy words and statistics.
The 1000 years before that have been a constant struggle tbh.
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