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Significant growth potential for green finance in GCC: Bloomberg Intelligence

Green bonds are fixed-income financial instruments that are used to finance initiatives that benefit the environment and/or the climate. The total debt issuances in the GCC region have topped $105 billion…

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Qatar’s Commercial Bank ‘keen’ to issue green bonds

In April, Masraf Al-Rayan launched Qatar’s first Sharia-compliant green deposit. Qatar’s Commercial Bank says it is eager to issue green bonds, but only after ensuring that the designated money will…

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Smart City EXPO Doha places Qatar as ‘capital’ of smart city ecosystem worldwide

In January, Qatar held talks with international banks in a bid to potentially raise billions of dollars worth of green bonds. The second edition of Smart City Expo Doha arrived…

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Qatar plans to issue green bonds

Green bonds are allocated for environmentally friendly finance projects that benefit the environment, including green buildings. Qatar’s Finance Minister Ali Al-Kuwari confirmed his country’s plans to issue green bonds to…

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Qatar National Bank launches sustainable monetary project

Green investors can benefit from a new sustainable project launched to reduce Qatar’s carbon footprint. Qatar National Bank (QNB) in conjunction with UK-based HSBC have launched a green energy-centered monetary…

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QNB to arrange its first ever green bond investment

As part of it describes as its commitment to sustainable development, Qatar National Bank Group (QNB) has announced that it has mandated six banks to work together as ‘Joint…

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