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Scotland's first Green parliamentarian announces his decision to stand down as party co-leader

Australia's top banks are expected to announce further bad debt charges during the week.

American Capital, Ltd. announced today that the company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, has renewed its secured credit facility, administered by Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC.

Emaar Properties, one of the world's leading property developers, announced today that it will proceed with the implementation of a share buyback programme.

Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) announced it has successfully closed on the 2nd of the current month an arrangement for an Islamic Financing for a part of the Ras Lafan Power & Water project (C) that would be performed by Ras Qirtas Power Company at a cost of $250m.

Emaar Properties has announced it is going ahead with the implementation of a share buyback programme. The buyback programme will not be implemented before October 1, 2008, in line with the Securities and Commodities Authority's regulation that companies cannot execute any share repurchase 15 days prior to the closing of the financial quarter.

HAMILTON, Bermuda----Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Limited announced today that their preliminary analysis estimates that total onshore insured industry losses from Hurricane Ike could range from $10 billion to $16 billion.

Abu Dhabi-based International Petroleum Investment Co (IPIC) is planning to invest $40bn globally in the next five years, the company has announced. The company's investment in the previous year has already reached $14bn, nearly surpassing its initial $20bn five-year plans.

ANNUITY rates are heading down again after reaching a six-year high, pension investors have been warned. Seven of the biggest annuity providers have announced rate cuts in rec