RHB gets RM320mil Japan loan (The Star)

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.

Commodity Stocks Lose Golden Luster (The Moscow Times)

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.

TIAA-CREF Sets 10 Percent Energy Reduction Goal for Portfolio (Commercial Property News)

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.

Green Ventures ropes in European companies (The Times of India)

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

Nigeria: Country’s First Bio-Fuel Refinery to Create 406,000 Jobs (AllAfrica.com)

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.

Finding a golden opportunity down in the dumps (The Globe and Mail)

Ottawa approves of MP’s garbage project

Carbon credits aimed at helping save climate (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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.

RHB BANK GETS US$100 MLN LOAN FINANCING FROM JBIC (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

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.