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The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), a commodities exchange and free-trade zone in the UAE, has signed a cluster of agreements to expand the services available through its recently launched …

Multinational payment card services corporation Visa has expanded its partnership with environment charity Emirates Nature-WWF this week to launch the Shu’a project. According to Emirates Nature-WWF, Shu’a, or Arabian Moringa, …

In a bid to scale up climate action in the MENA region, the Middle East Green Initiative (MGI) welcomed 11 new member countries this month, including Algeria and Lebanon. The …

According to the latest Gartner forecasts, 85 million electric vehicles (EVs) will be on the roads by the end of 2025.  The technological research and consulting firm projects that the …

This month the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) launched the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Research Programme, which aims to support “Plant the Emirates,” a national initiative geared towards strengthening the …

On Sunday, Egypt’s Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi announced that the country had cut its 2040 renewables target to 40 per cent to prioritise natural gas.  In June 2024, the COP27 …

Three new companies specialising in clean energy technology have joined the UAE’s NextGenFDI programme, an initiative aimed at attracting global digitally enabled businesses to launch and scale in the country.  …

Multinational bank Standard Chartered has launched sustainable finance variants of Borrowing Base Trade Loans (BBTL). BBTLs are structured to meet businesses’ specific financing requirements and allow them to obtain financing …

RailDirect, a joint venture (JV) between Etihad Rail and DHL Global Forwarding, has formed a strategic partnership with consumer goods multinational Unilever. Signed at Global Rail 2024, the agreement will …