Tunisia mulls introduction of green bonds
Tunisian authorities are seeking to revitalize the country’s bond market as an important financing alternative ...
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Investing $ 1.8 trillion globally in climate change adaptation to yield $7.1 trillion from 2020 to 2030
The Global Commission on Adaptation found out that investing $1.8 trillion globally from 2020 to ...
7% of global GDP to vanish by 2100 if no climate action taken – study
A study suggests that 7% of global GDP will disappear by 2100 as a result ...
UK offers £30 m aid to support female entrepreneurs in Africa
The UK announced on Sunday a £30 million aid to support up to 10,000 budding ...
From brown to green economy to save our planet
A brown economy is one in which economic growth is largely dependant on environmentally destructive ...
Africa’s promising nature-based tourism brings $48 bn in revenue
Africa’s nature-based tourism brings about $48 billion in revenue. The number visitors to the continent’s ...
Central Bank of Egypt introduces risk-free CONIA benchmark for more resilient financial system
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) took a major step by introducing the Cairo Overnight ...
African Development Bank extends EGP 10 m grant to support Egyptian entrepreneurs
The African Development Bank will extend a 10-million-pound grant to support Egyptian entrepreneurs and startups ...
Five key sectors pump AED 8.6 bn into Dubai’s GVA
Five key industry sectors dominated in 2018 – Food, Hotel and Catering; Healthcare, Medical and ...
UK launches £30 m R&D competition for smarter manufacturing
The UK launched on Monday £30 million R&D competition for projects aiming to use latest ...
Europe accounts for highest number of int’l business event visitors in DWTC
Europe accounted for the highest number of international business event visitors (25%), followed by the ...
Egypt, EU agree on 2020 projects at EUR 110 m
Egypt and the European Union have agreed on implementing 110-million-euro projects in 2020 in the ...
DWTC injects AED 13 bn into Dubai’s GDP in 2018 under UAE 2021 Vision
The events in the Dubai World Trade Center (DWTC) generated total economic value of AED ...
EBRD extends $ 25 m loan to help Egypt’s UMC implement social, environmental plan
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development decided to extend a 25-million-dollar loan to Egypt’s ...
Jordan to host first regional Digital Mashreq Forum on June 29
Jordan will host on June 29 the first regional Digital Mashreq Forum which will address ...
WB official: Egypt’s growth rate likely to surpass 5%
The World Bank’s Senior Vice President for the 2030 Development Agenda, United Nations Relations, and ...
WB: Low, middle income states need $640 bn to $2.7 tn investments a year to attain SDGs by 2030
World Bank analysis found that low-and middle-income countries will need in the range of $640 ...
Egypt largest FDI recipient in Africa – UNCTAD
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows to North Africa climbed by 7% to $14 billion in ...
EBRD invests €11.7 m in Poland’s 1st green covered bonds
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development decided to invest about 11.7 million euros in ...
UNCTAD-COMESA $3.34 million deal to boost African trade, save billions
African trade is expected to flourish under a 3.34-million-dollar deal between the Common Market for ...
Trade exchange between China, Egypt up 7.6% in 1st four months of 2019
China’s General Administration of Customs said the volume of trade exchange between Egypt and China ...