FEATURE: Iceland comes in from the cold

FISHERMEN abandoning vessels to become fund managers; teachers becoming bond traders; everyone driving new BMW SUVs or sexy sports cars, and the country throbbing to the strains of one big all-night party.

The almost incredible, but accurate, stories of Iceland’s boomtime.

Then came the bust. Even people who didn’t fully understand it, repeated the joke: “What’s the difference between Ireland and Iceland? One letter and six months.”