Inside Jordan’s $100m blue bond debut
The EBRD will invest $100m in an inaugural blue bond issued by Jordan’s Housing Bank
Middle East
Investors brace themselves for a future of higher oil prices
With the global economy set to face 'the biggest energy crisis in history' investors remain divided over the long-term fallout of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz
Sustained oil price surge ‘unlikely’, investors say as European oil shares rally
European oil shares surged after US and Israeli attacks on Iran heightened geopolitical tensions, though analysts warned that the rally in energy stocks and oil prices may be short-lived
IFC announces inaugural $100m climate transition bond investment
50% of the funds raised by Turkish bank QNB’s bond will finance projects in hard-to-abate sectors
Climate transition funds defy private equity fundraising slump
While private equity has had a challenging year as fundraising slumped to a six-year low, funds banking on the energy transition appear to beat the odds
Row over fossil fuel language – COP28 ‘on the verge of failure’
Leaked policy documents from COP28 reveal that fossil fuel pledges have been watered to 'phaseout' rather than 'phasedown', why does the row over a word matter to investors?
COP28 day one: the key talking points
With COP28 kicking off in Dubai, Net Zero Investor took a closer look at the key investment and finance themes on the agenda
COP28: how are gulf sovereign wealth funds investing in the energy transition?
As COP28 is set to kick off later this week in Dubai, Net Zero Investor takes a closer look at how sovereign wealth funds in the region are transitioning towards net zero
People Moves: who is hiring who within the industry?
New appointments have been made across the UK, US, MENA, and Australia
G20 in the spotlight over carbon subsidies
The world’s leading economies are in the firing line for their record subsidies to the fossil fuel industry, despite last year’s commitment to the 1.5 target
