Icelandic officials have restarted negotiations with their counterparts from Holland and the UK over $5.3 billion owed to investors from the two countries following the collapse of Landsbanki in 2008.

fortnight of talks ended in deadlock last week, but the sides have returned to the negotiating table to thrash out a deal.

Time is running out before a referendum takes place in Iceland on Saturday (March 6th 2010) on whether the state should foot the bill for repaying foreign investors. bobsguide website - 01-Mar-10.

http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2010/Mar/1/Iceland_returns_to_negotiating_table_on_debt_repayment_dispute.html