DUBAI, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Provisions made by Qatari banks stayed flat month-on-month in January, following a 12.5-percent jump in the previous month, while loan growth accelerated, the Gulf country’s central bank data showed on Thursday. Total provisions remained at 5.9 billion riyals ($1.62 billion) at the end of January. Bank loans in the world’s largest natural gas exporter grew...

The country secured $9.l7 billion in official development assistance (ODA) loans in 2009, financing 100 programs and projects, the National Economic and Development Authority said yesterday. See the article here: ODA loans reach $9B in 2009 (Malaya)

RBC, 18.02.2010, Moscow 18:25:41. Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has reached an agreement with Gazprombank on a decrease in interest rates on loans effective from February 16, 2010, the mobile operator’s press office announced today. Read the original post: Gazprombank cuts interest rates on MTS loans (RosBusinessConsulting)

WIDEawake Entertainment Group Inc. is pleased to announce the opening of its new studio space in downtown Toronto! WIDEawake Liberty Studios is a state of the art luxury studio that surpasses any facility of its kind in the city, providing musicians, producers, filmmakers and editors the ultimate in audio and visual production. Read this article: WIDEawake Entertainment Group Inc. launches new luxury...

DC Entertainment, founded in September 2009 to unleash the power of the DC Comics library of characters across all media platforms, has named its executive management team, including new co-publishers of DC Comics and a Chief Creative Officer, as well as heads of Sales/Marketing/Business Development and Finance/Administration. Diane Nelson, President, DC Entertainment, made the announcement today. See...

THE future of Islamic finance promises great potential and is well on its way to surpass the widely used conventional financial system as many become aware that the Islamic way provides a viable alternative for better economic and business activities. International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF) head of economics and governance department Syed Abdul Hamid Al Junid said Islamic … Read...