Hynix Plans to Repay More Than 1 Trillion Won in Debt (Update1) (BusinessWeek)

Hynix Semiconductor Inc., the world’s second-largest maker of computer-memory chips, plans to repay more than 1 trillion won ($888 million) in debt this year as a shortage in the industry may help the company post its biggest profit in four years.

Debt Repayment Plan Sparks Fiery Debate In Iceland (NPR)

Last week, Iceland’s president refused to sign a controversial bill to repay a $5 billion debt to Britain and the Netherlands, incurred when three Icelandic banks went belly up in October 2008. Now, the public may get to vote in a referendum.

Greek debt trouble weighs on finance ministers (AP via Yahoo! News)

Worries over Greece’s swelling debt will dominate two days of talks between European Union finance ministers that started Monday, as the euro fell to a ten-day low against the dollar.