Sukuk market to lag 2019 performance on lower corporate issuance
The Islamic bond market has seen some improvement in recent months but its overall performance in 2020 will remain weaker…
Environment and Sustainable Investments
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Are green bonds the future for the Gulf or just a gimmick?
Analysts ponder the rise of green bonds in a region known for oil wells, tankers and sprawling natural-gas plants …
EMEA companies lead the way with most culturally diverse boards: Refinitiv
Diversity and inclusion in the workforce are the core environmental, social and governance themes that financial professionals are increasingly incorporating…
Egypt-Based EFG-Hermes Sells Controlling Stake In British Solar Project For $647M
Egyptian investment bank EFG-Hermes Holding’s private equity arm, Vortex Energy, sold a controlling sale in a British solar project to…
UBS makes sustainable investments the preferred solution for clients of its USD 2.6 trillion global wealth management business
Managing approximately half a trillion US dollars in core sustainable assets, this reinforces UBS’s nearly 25-year track-record in sustainable investing…
HSBC teams up with Pollination for 'natural capital' venture
HSBC Global Asset Management has teamed up with climate change advisory firm Pollination Group to create an asset management venture…
GCC governments should make supply chains more resilient
The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted supply chains, which has in turn damaged global manufacturing. This has forced governments and businesses…
Sanctum Wealth: Fuzzy Markets
Economic data shows that investors have to keep half an eye on a slowdown. European and Japanese confidence data fails…
QC Environment Committee reviews proposals to regulate waste recycling and treatment
Qatar Chamber’s Environment Committee, a subsidiary of Food Security and Environment Committee, held a meeting at the Chamber’s venue to…
CCB lists $1.2b green bonds on Nasdaq Dubai
China Construction Bank Corp celebrated the listing of two green bonds of $700 million and $500 million, totaling $1.2 billion,…
Qatar committed to combating climate change, investing in green techs
Qatar is fully committed to combating climate change, and investing heavily on green technology and renewable energy to mitigate the…
FTI Consulting launches ESG Compass to evaluate, inform and improve corporate sustainability performance
The Strategic Communications division of FTI Consulting, Inc. has strengthened its Environment Social Governance (ESG) and Sustainability practice with the…