Australia, NZ & UAE guarantee deposits

Updated: 23:01, Sunday, 12 October 2008

Australia, New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates have said they will guarantee all the deposits in their banks.

1 of 1 Kevin Rudd Introduces guarantee
Kevin Rudd
Introduces guarantee

Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said the guarantee would be for the next three years.

The government of New Zealand has offered a two-year guarantee.

Meanwhile, the head of the International Monetary Fund has said the world's financial system is on the brink of meltdown.

However, Dominique Strauss-Kahn has said he hopes the G7 plan, discussed in Washington last week, would safeguard the long-term future of banks.

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