He outlined some options earlier this year: raising the takeover threshold to 60% of votes, providing tax incentives for long-term ownership of shares, and considering a "national interest instrument" to defend a broader range of corporations.
Worse still, regulators are taking an interest: Inaccurate instruments affect patient safety.
In medical research and evaluation, there is an increasing interest in instruments used to measure health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in general population surveys, as well as across a variety of diseases and conditions.
The hobbyist's pipes serve a double purpose, since they are both items of special interest and instruments capable of providing an enjoyable smoke.
Oil-producing companies have shown increased interest in instrumenting their hydrocarbon fields with in situ pressure sensors.
Treasuries with shorter maturities were higher as investors moved money out of stocks, which were declining, for the favorable return on interest-bearing instruments.
Analysts said they expected $200 million to $300 million in cash to move from the accounts into money markets and other interest-bearing instruments in the weeks ahead.
Last Friday, Fitch Ratings said in a report that less money in the market for interbank loans could hamper some banks from making payouts when high-interest financial instruments for China's rich,called wealth management products, mature later this month.
"Our Shari'ah legal code does not permit our participating in interest-bearing instruments," explains Hasnita.
And the water level keeps rising, especially for swaps and other interest-rate instruments, (see chart).
