May 31 (Bloomberg) — The Islamic finance industry must widen the pool of money-market securities available to help companies and investors manage risk more effectively, according to an official at a Bahrain-based standard-setting agency. More: Islamic Finance Must Boost Money Markets to Grow, AAOIFI Says

TUESDAY, JUNE 1 Womens Business Center at New Visions, New Ventures offers Starting a Business, 9 a.m., 701 E. Franklin St., B1 Conference Room. Cost: $20. To register, visit http://www.nvnv.org or call (804) 643-1081. Greater Richmond Chamber offers Starting a Business 101, 11:30 a.m., Henrico County Economic Development Authority, 4300 E. Parham Road. Cost: $20 … Continued here: Complete...

Business confidence dipped in May but remains at very high levels historically, according to the National Bank business outlook report. read more Read more from the original source: Business confidence dips, but still strong: survey

Business confidence dipped in May but remains at very high levels historically, according to the National Bank business outlook report. Overall, a net 48.2 percent of respondents expect an improvement in business conditions in the year ahead in the May survey compared with 49.5 percent in the April survey. The February figure of 50.1 percent was the highest reading for business confidence since … Original...

May 31 (Bloomberg) — Some Chinese banks have begun limiting loans to the financing vehicles of local governments, the China Securities Journal reported today, citing unidentified commercial bank officials. See the original post here: China Banks Limit Loans to Local Governments, Securities Reports

A list of entertainment related events throughout Navarro County View original post here: Entertainment Beat 5/31/10