BEIJING (Dow Jones)–Bank of China Ltd. (3988.HK) Executive Vice President Zhu Min on Sunday warned banks in the country against “blindly” extending loans for investment projects and urged them to be selective in their lending.

Source:Bank Of China Exec Urges Caution On `Blind' Loan Growth (The Forex Market)

Kuwait Finance House (KFH) received the ‘2008 Islamic Banking Retail Brand Award’ at the 15th World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) Gala Dinner, held at the Gulf Hotel in the Kingdom of Bahrain, on the 24th of November 2008.

Source:Kuwait Finance House receives the '2008 Islamic Banking Retail Brand Award' (AME Info)

Black Friday saw a buzz of shopping activity, as consumers took to their computers to snap up hot holiday gifts. eBay Inc. (Nasdaq:EBAY) companies, including PayPal and Shopping.com, all saw consumers going online for great deals. The companies reported key online shopping trends, popular categories and hot gifts.

Source:eBay Companies See Black Friday Shoppers Clicking for Great Deals (Centre Daily Times)

Congressman-elect Jim Himes doesn’t even have a staff or office set up, but he’s already received as many as 450 requests for tickets to January’s presidential inauguration.

Source:Ticket To Inaugural One Of The Toughest Ever (Hartford Courant)

Ukraine is due to receive a $500 million loan from the World Bank to battle a crippling economic crisis, the country’s prime minister and the World Bank said Wednesday.

Source:Ukraine says World Bank ready to loan $500 million (AP via Yahoo! News)