PETALING JAYA: RHB Bank Bhd has secured a US$100mil (RM320mil) loan from Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and two other Japanese banks to develop small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) in the country. Read more »

Russian shares lost some of their shine this week as gold led a plunge in commodity prices that beat down metal and oil stocks. >> It was early March 2000 when Vladimir Putin landed in Surgut, one stop on a long campaign trail that would help take the acting president to the official seat in the Kremlin. Read more »

Illustrating the dramatic new attitude of commercial real estate owners toward sustainable building practices, TIAA-CREF has reduced energy use in its office portfolio and slashed approximately 37 million pounds from its carbon dioxide emissions. Read more »

The Green Ventures Carbon Fund has tied up with a few major European financial partners and are actively looking for Indian strategic partners. Read more »

Nigeria's first Bio-fuel Refinery , Global Biofuels Limited, a subsidiary of NeGSt Global Integrated Company Limited, has concluded plans to create 406,000 jobs for Nigerians. Read more »

Ottawa approves of MP's garbage project Read more »

IUKA, Ill. — The walnut and sweet gum trees growing on Duane Snow's property don't provide much shade, nor do they yield enough firewood to warm his house through a bone-chilling winter. Read more »

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- RHB Bank Bhd today signed an agreement with Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC) for a long-term two-step untied loan of US$100 million. Read more »