Category Middle East/Asia

African Development Bank with other multinational development banks commits to boost collaboration on climate and development

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, December 3, 2023/ — Multilateral development banks attending the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28) today affirmed their commitment to a concerted, global action, including increasing co-financing and private sector engagement to address climate change, felt acutely…

Conference of Parties (COP28): Global and African partners pledge $175m to the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa (AGIA)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, December 3, 2023/ — In a powerful signal of support during COP28, African and global institutions together with governments of Germany, France and Japan and philanthropies have pledged over $175 million to the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in…

President Ramkalawan addresses the 28th session of the Conference of Parties of UNFCC World Climate Action Summit

02nd December 2023 1st December 2023, Dubai UAE: The President of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr. Wavel Ramkalawan during his address at the Twenty-eighth session of the Conference of Parties of UNFCC (COP28).to which he led a Seychelles delegation, highlighted the urgency for collective action and the need…

Global Milestone: CIBAFI Announces, in conjunction with COP28, Adoption of Islamic Sustainability Roadmap in Collaboration with IFSB and AAOIFI

30th November 2023, Abu Dhabi, UAE | The General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions (CIBAFI), the global body of Islamic finance, is delighted to announce the adoption of a comprehensive roadmap for Islamic Sustainability. This roadmap was developed in collaboration with the Islamic…

Islamic Development Bank Institute Joins Forces with Nigerian Exchange Limited to Boost Islamic Capital Markets in Nigeria

LAGOS, Nigeria, November 28, 2023/ — The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDB Institute) () joined forces with the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) to deliver an influential Islamic capital markets capacity-building workshop in Lagos, Nigeria. Organized under the theme “Economic Growth…

Islamic Development Bank Institute Delivers High-Level Islamic Finance Executive Program Sessions

JEDDAH, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, November 26, 2023/ — The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) (www.IsDBInstitute.org) successfully coordinated and delivered high-level knowledge-sharing sessions under the theme ‘Islamic finance and socioeconomic development’ on 14 November 2023. The sessions were part of…