Virtual WETEX & Dubai Solar Show expand green technologies in the region

Dubai, UAE, … September 2020: Since its launch in 1999 by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), the Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX) has witnessed significant growth. It has become one of the most prominent international exhibitions in water, electricity, energy, environment, oil, gas, green buildings, and environmental sustainability. This makes it a […]


Now is the Time to put Women at the Heart of the Economy

We are just days away from the G20 Leaders’ Summit, the first to take place in the throes of a global pandemic. Fully cognizant of the many pressing concerns before G20 leaders later this week, we, the Women’s Engagement Group (W20), recognize that the focus on women’s empowerment and gender equality are fundamental and essential […]


ADFD-Funded $15 Million Solar Plant Gets Capacity Boost to 15MW

Financing part of the Fund’s commitment of $350 million to support renewable energy uptake in developing countries Project helps Cuba to move a step further in its goal of producing 24 per cent of electricity from renewable sources by 2030 ADFD selects a second 14.3MW solar PV project for the country under the seventh cycle […]


Lenovo Announces Ambitious Scientific Targets

Dubai, UAE, 15 September 2020: Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) has unveiled new aggressive, science-based greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for 2030 alongside its new Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report which details its ESG progress to date, as well as its future plans. These new targets have been approved by the Science Based Targets […]


Depleting inventories: Learning to Safeguard the Supply Chain

By Francesco Antoniola, Supply Chain & Operations Network Lead – Accenture Middle East.   The supply chain has always been an essential lifeline for people, getting goods and services to all types of customers everywhere quickly, safely, and securely. Never has this been truer than in the current unprecedented times of global restrictions due to […]


Latest COVID-19 Response Report On Saudi Arabia Highlights E-Commerce Expansion

A new Covid-19 Response Report (CRR) by Oxford Business Group (OBG), produced in partnership with Saudi Payments, charts the shift under way in the Kingdom towards e-commerce and digital transactions, which is expected to be instrumental in supporting the economy’s recovery. The CRR provides an in-depth analysis of Saudi Arabia’s response to the coronavirus in […]


Sustainability and Social Impact – Do you have what it takes?

The 2020 hasn’t even entered its final quarter, but we can for sure tell it wasn’t an easy one. But, things seem to be getting better, the humanity has adjusted to the new normal and continued doing what we’re really best at as a species – getting the most out of the given circumstances. We’ve […]


Highly Efficient Project makes Progress

The Chief Executive Officer of Siemens Energy, Christian Bruch, and Emirates Global Aluminium CEO Abdulnasser Bin Kalban have met to review progress on a highly-efficient power generation facility under construction at EGA’s Jebel Ali site and discuss potential future cooperation. Siemens Energy is leading the construction of the AED 1 billion state-of-the-art power block at […]


JinkoSolar Secures Supply of Solar Glass

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (“JinkoSolar” or the “Company”) (NYSE:JKS), one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, today announced that the Company and its subsidiaries have signed a solar glass procurement contract with Flat Glass Group Co. Ltd. (“Flat Glass”), securing approximately 338 million square meters of rolled glass to […]


Jafza Records 10.6% Increase In Retail And E-Commerce Business

Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), the leading business and logistics hub, has recently recorded 10.6% growth in the retail and e-commerce sector with a total trade value of AED 37.6 Billion despite the sudden challenges facing both regional and global economy in recent times. More than 1000 companies from 96 countries play a pivotal role […]