Mr Rudd proposes that Canberra almost double, to 60%, its share of hospital financing, and take over all aged-care costs.

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One reason for New York's low interest level: European and Asian governments have been eager to change regulations to adapt to and attract Islamic finance--for example, Britain struck down a law that double-taxed homebuyers who used a murabaha, a two-part Islamic financing structure, rather than a mortgage.

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But Double Fine went further, including the idea of an open development process to complement the open financing process.

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Aside from the surprise profit and dividend cuts, the company also reported a net debt-to-equity ratio of 61%, double that of last year because of new loans, though Wu says much of that is for project financing.

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