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Icelandic authorities have agreed to reimburse Britain and the Netherlands for compensation they have paid out to British and Dutch depositors in Icesave accounts of the failed Landsbanki bank, the governments said in a joint statement over the weekend.

The signed agreements with the Iceland Compensation Scheme will see payments made over 15 years, with an initial 7-year “grace period”.