Sustainable Finance – The Why & The What (Part 2)
Sustainable Finance – The Why & The What (Part 2)
by Jaison John, Partner, Avia Management As mentioned in the earlier article, the 2 most common aspects of sustainable finance are that they have: a long-term view to create a lasting impact an interrelationship between environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues and financial issues such as financing, lending, and investment decisions A brief overview of […]
Sustainable Finance – The Why & The What (Part 1)
by Jaison John, Partner, Avia Management Although financial products have existed since the 1970s, socially responsible investing is evolving and has witnessed some landmark changes in the last 3 – 5 years. Many firms have been using terms such as SRI, ESG, and Impact investing interchangeably, but in practice, they are quite different. Having a […]
Digital-savvy consumers
In 2018’s edition of IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2018 released in June 2018, the UAE moved up one place in the overall list, from the 18th to the 17th place, ahead of developed economies such as Germany, New Zealand, Ireland, France and Japan. UAE remained the top nation in digital competitiveness within the Middle East. According […]
Evoteq, Announces the Appointment of Jihad Tayara as its new CEO
Evoteq, a key subsidiary and digital transformation catalyst under the Bee’ah group of companies, has recently announced the appointment of Jihad Tayara as its new Chief Executive Officer. Evoteq, is quickly cementing its position as the region’s premier technology management partner developing impactful and disruptive technology solutions for customers to facilitate operations by increasing efficiency, […]
Smarter City: Intra-Connected Cities Streamlines Wellness
By: Caspar Herzberg, President of Middle East & Africa Region, Schneider Electric Today, cities represent only 2 percent of the planet’s surface but houses approximately 50 percent of the world’s population. Generating 80 percent of the global CO2 emissions, they consume 75 percent of our energy. According to the United Nations, there will be 2.5 […]
GERD LEONHARD: TECHNOLOGY VERSUS HUMANITY
Q. Has the point of no return – where technology has clearly taken over humanity – been reached? A. Not at all. We are still 20-30 years away from truly intelligent machines ie AGI – artificial general intelligence. If you equate that with what is called the Singularity – when machines become limitlessly powerful – that would […]
RICHARD BALDWIN: THE GLOBOTICS UPHEAVAL
Q. What should humans do to prepare for the globotics upheaval? A. The jobs of the future will be doing things that software robots cannot automation – experts think that the most human tasks like creativity, empathy, motivating and managing groups of people, applying ethics, dealing unknown situations and such things will be very hard for […]
Creating International and Long-Lasting Impact
The Green Bond designed to operate under the FAB Green Bond Framework has been specifically designed to be used for climate and environmental projects. A green bond – or climate bond – is a bond specifically designed to be used for climate and environmental projects. According to First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), at the end […]
UAE – Regional and Global Pioneer in Green Investments
Innovation and green investments are used by UAE-based companies to establish green projects regionally and globally. During the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)’s Assembly and Council, held in Seoul in November 2018, HE Dr Thani Bin Ahmad Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, said the UAE will contribute US$1.5 million annually from 2019 […]
Real Estate Self Transaction Disrupts the Real Estate Industry
As part of the 10X Initiative, Dubai Land Department launched the digital platform, Real Estate Self Transaction, REST, enabling customers to manage all transactions related to real estate online. In 2018, as part of its participation in the 10X Initiative, Dubai Land Department launched Real Estate Self Transaction “REST”, a platform for conducting real estate […]
