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This article discusses Greece and Italy's debt and the recent economic downturn in Europe in fear of bankruptcy in Greece and other countries. This article discusses the bailouts put into place and how investors are reacting to the economy.

This article discusses the repayment of debt and changes made to the plan to repay debt in the Northwest Territories.

This article addresses international debt, stating that Europe's leaders need to focus more on steady implementation of finance reform.

Fitch's credit rating agency has recently upgraded Greece's credit rating out of restricted default after Athens carried out the biggest debt write down in history. This involved trading bonds with private investors to capitalize.

The article discusses whether or not micro credit is helping people escape the poverty cycle, or whether it just forces them into further debt. The conclusion made is that maybe the micro banks should focus on savings instead of loans because "it is much harder to get in trouble by saving too much than by borrowing too much"

BBC News Investors fear there may be more trouble ahead for Greece Late on Friday night the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) declared Greece's latest deal with its private lenders to be a "credit event".

The article discusses the circumstances surrounding Greece's latest plan of cutbacks in both pensions and public sector jobs in order to try to restore the economy.

The euro held onto its modest gains against the dollar and the yen in Asia on Tuesday, with optimism toward the eurozone debt crisis giving some support to the currency.