In the interest of evaluating the policy, I think it would be important for not just the administrators but everyone involved to know how well the policy is working and who is receiving the benefits.

In theory yes this (interest rate hike) would work but the problem we have is that on the other hand the government cannot rein in spending.

This year's mild winter, healthier inventory levels and steady climb in interest rates have made for a busier than normal early spring market.

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I think their real interest is using the partner bank in China to distribute financial products and services that would be very difficult for them to do on their own. If you view the stake as the cost of obtaining access to the client base, it could be worthwhile in the long term as long as those joint ventures turn out to be profitable.

The fall-off in interest really happened in the mid to late 90s. I think the lemon was pressed with Kerrigan and Harding. I'm sorry about that because I missed out on the big money. But on our tour, the audiences have been up 15 per cent from last year.