Certainly, the finding that the majority of China's official finance is
based on commercial terms and that it does not contribute to economic growth in the host counties should be as headline grabbing as anything.
Loans
made on commercial terms, at between 1 % and 3 % above the banking base rate as was the case here, are not subject to reporting requirements to the Electoral Commission.
In February 2006, stockbroker Barry Townsley, who had donated # 6,000 (and loaned # 1
m on commercial terms)[11] to the Labour Party and contributed # 1.5 m to a City Academy under a government scheme, withdrew his acceptance on the grounds of press intrusion into his private life.
In addition, within two years Qatar Airways is to begin publicly disclosing new transactions with state - owned enterprises while taking steps to ensure such transactions are
based on commercial terms.
Second, the rules on party funding (applicable to all political parties in the UK) require that anyone donating # 5,000 or more must be named — but loans of any amount do not have to be declared provided they are
made on commercial terms.
On 20 April 2005 Noon had agreed to lend Labour # 250,000
on commercial terms.