Environment and Sustainable Investments

Comment & Analysis

Global private wealth holders set to almost double impact investing allocation over next five years

October 12, 2020

High net worth individuals, families, family offices, and foundations plan to increase their allocation to impact investing from 20 per…

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Coronavirus

UAE's listed companies are keeping close tabs on their expenses

October 9, 2020

In the view of tumultuous corporate climate in the UAE, investors should make more of an effort to scrutinize the…

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Comment & Analysis

Study: Europe oil majors fall short of UN climate goals

October 8, 2020

Europe’s top oil companies are not yet aligned with UN-backed targets to combat climate change despite their plans to slash…

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Comment & Analysis

Jordan Ahli Bank issues its third Sustainability Report

October 5, 2020

Ahli Bank is known for the transparent standards it adapts as one of the few institutions in the Kingdom through…

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Comment & Analysis

Cities must lead on reform in the post-pandemic world

October 2, 2020

Governments seeking to respond to threats such as the coronavirus pandemic and global warming should focus their efforts on cities,…

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Environment and Sustainable Investments

Top banks set climate targets for loans and investments

October 2, 2020

HSBC Holdings Plc, Societe Generale SA, BNP Paribas SA and other banks, insurance companies and financial firms around the world…

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Environment and Sustainable Investments

Middle East’s first sovereign green bond sees strong demand

October 1, 2020

Egypt pulled in orders for nearly five times the $750 million size of the Middle East and North Africa's first…

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Environment and Sustainable Investments

Egypt issues first green bonds in MENA

September 30, 2020

Egypt on Tuesday issued its first-ever green sovereign bonds, the first in the Middle East and North Africa, as part…

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Coronavirus

Qatar participates in meeting on Financing 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

September 30, 2020

The State of Qatar participated in the virtual high-level meeting of heads of state and government on Financing the 2030…

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Environment and Sustainable Investments

G20 backs Saudi Arabia’s circular carbon economy strategy

September 29, 2020

Energy ministers from the G20 group of leading economies have endorsed Saudi Arabia’s approach to managing harmful greenhouse-gas emissions in…

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Environment and Sustainable Investments

UAE Wealth Fund Sees Oil Demand Peaking In 2030

September 29, 2020

Global oil demand has another decade to grow until peaking in 2030, Mubadala Investment Company, one of the largest state…

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Environment and Sustainable Investments

Egypt prepares to issue region’s first green sovereign bond

September 29, 2020

Egypt is preparing to sell its first-ever green bond as the North African country looks to diversify its sources of…

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