It’s no secret that small businesses in the U.S. face difficulties accessing credit. According to a survey of a random sample of 751 small businesses conducted by Gallup at the end of 2009 for the National Federation of Independent Business Research Foundation, 44% of small businesses seeking credit in 2009 received only some or none of the money they sought. This level of credit access compares...

THE federal government will throw additional resources into addressing its botched Green Loans scheme, which will be subject to yet another probe, this time by the Senate. View original post here: Green Loans subject to Senate inquiry (Herald Sun)

MUMBAI, March 10 (Reuters) – Indian bank loans rose about 15.79 percent on year as of Feb. 26, according to the provisional data released by the Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday. Visit link: India bank loans up 15.79 pct on yr as on Feb. 26-RBI (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

SWB Entertainment Announces Launch of Premier Interactive Mobile DJ Website that takes event planning to a whole new level. More here: SWB Entertainment Announces Launch of Interactive and All Inclusive DJ Entertainment Website (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

IF you’ve seen or heard a promo for Entertainment Tonight in the past couple of days, it will come as no shock to you that Mary Hart is “close friends” with grieving mother Marie Osmond, writes Anorak’s Man in LA…. Read more: Mary Hart Presents Marie Osmond’s Son’s Death As Your Entertainment Tonight (Anorak)

The Islamic finance handbooks are designed to assist with the identification of the DFSA DFSA ’s Rulebook requirements applicable to financial activities conducted as Islamic or Shari’a compliant. Original post: DFSA Launches Electronic Islamic Finance Handbooks (Zawya)