CIAL MODEL: An Islamic bank in Dubai. Indonesia plans to raise money from international and domestic debt markets through the issuance of Islamic bonds in the rich gulf countries.

Public confidence in the regulation of GE is failing, and should be a wake-up call to ERMA and the government that they urgently need to live up to the promises made following the Royal Commision on GM.

The cost of large scale asset recovery inquiries and associated litigation is a factor which often deters victims of economic crime from pursuing their rights, preferring instead to abandon any hope for recovery.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Government data due out Friday is expected to show that the rate of consumer borrowing slowed in April, but Americans still racked up more debt on their credit cards.

THOUSANDS of families across Liverpool falling behind with their council tax payments is the latest sign of the credit crunch hitting home, it was claimed last night.