THE Commonwealth will re-invest its dividends in AIDC Ltd for at least the next three years, in exchange for agreement by the development financier to meet prudential guidelines equivalent to those for banks.

Last night, the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, Senator Cook, declared the Government had no plans to "re-nationalise" AIDC or embark on a massive asset stripping exercise, in the wake of a decision to buy back the 20.6 per cent of the