1.   As the credit has grown more generous, he notes, perverse incentives have crept into its structure.

2.   Automobile credit did grow more slowly, the Fed reported, though economists have noted a shortage of popular models.

3.   Concern is growing that credit could grow tighter for many Brazilian companies set to borrow at home.

4.   Credit had grown more slowly than in other countries, and there was less indication of a bubble.

5.   When the government borrows money, there is less available for businesses, which need credit to grow.

6.   Anwar said these measures only meant credit was growing at a slower pace as funds were still available.

7.   Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has pushed for overturning IMF-advocated tight monetary policies, saying that companies needed more credit to grow themselves out of the economic morass.