ESG

Environment and Sustainable Investments

After Attracting a Record $32 Billion from Abroad in 2019, Clean Energy in Emerging Markets Endures a Rough 2020

December 10, 2020

As 2019 came to a close, the outlook for renewable energy growth in developing economies was exceptionally bright. Power-generating capacity…

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Comment & Analysis

BlackRock Survey Shows Acceleration of Sustainable Investing

December 4, 2020

Global health and economic challenges this year have not slowed investor demand and outlook for sustainable investing, according to BlackRock’s…

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Comment & Analysis

How the UAE is building a stronger and sustainable future

December 3, 2020

His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, with…

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Environment and Sustainable Investments

Climate change – The low-carbon transition

December 1, 2020

Tackling the next emergency    As the global economy recovers from the worst of Covid-19, world leaders are renewing efforts…

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Comment & Analysis

The Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index 2020

December 1, 2020

Sweden tops the GSCI for a 5th consecutive year, followed by Iceland, Denmark, Finland, & Switzerland UK is ranked 15,…

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Comment & Analysis

Saudi banks’ outlook hurt by difficult operating environment

November 30, 2020

Faced with tough economic conditions following the sharp fall in oil prices and coronavirus-related economic disruptions, leading Saudi banks are…

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Comment & Analysis

New steps are needed to improve sovereign debt workouts

November 25, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly lengthened the list of developing and emerging market economies in debt distress.    For some,…

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Comment & Analysis

Gulf families shift to ‘responsible investing’

November 25, 2020

Rich Gulf family groups are increasingly being coaxed toward more sustainable investing, a survey has found.   Almost three in…

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Environment and Sustainable Investments

Digital can power ahead Qatar's renewable energy vision

November 24, 2020

Qatar is set for an accelerated shift to renewable energy, according to a new study by Roland Berger, which in…

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Environment and Sustainable Investments

Wealthy Gulf families are now taking lessons from kids on responsible investing

November 24, 2020

In the Gulf, the younger ones are handing out some lessons on investments with a humane touch. Or with an…

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Environment and Sustainable Investments

Saudi Aramco targeted by climate action investor group

November 20, 2020

Climate Action 100+, a leading investor group pushing corporations to act on climate change, has added Saudi Aramco to its…

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Environment and Sustainable Investments

World energy supply must be sustainable, says Aramco officer

November 18, 2020

Any successful vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) would rely on the global energy sector for its mass production, said…

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