Indian cities: Mumbai shows its strength in diversity
With a tourism and automotive industry still reeling from Covid-19, Mumbai and its surrounding area have called upon an array of other economic strengths.
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Universities are waking up to green finance, but say it quietly…
Often cash-flush and shy of scrutiny, higher education institutions have not typically felt the need or inclination to raise green bonds, despite their suitability for such funding. That is changing, with private placements seen as increasingly popular.
Polish cities: Resilient Warsaw continues to grow and attract investment
Warsaw is a city used to rebounding strongly from adversity and is continuing to grow its business services sector through foreign investment despite the impacts of Covid-19.
Polish cities: Gdańsk – the amber city making a big logistics play
Gdańsk's port plays a key role in Poland's recent history, but it is also central to the city's plans to become a European logistics hub, while also leveraging its strengths in IT, services and manufacturing.
Polish cities: Poznań’s central role in Poland’s investment ambitions
Poznań is Poland's second-largest economy and is viewed as a gateway to eastern Europe by many of the investors it attracts, making it a key piece of the country's FDI set-up.
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The 10 busiest city ports in the world by container traffic
Nine of the ten busiest ports in the world are based in Asia, with China dominating the list and Shanghai taking over from Singapore in the number one spot.
Dubai: Landmark sustainability-linked loan targets gender diversity
Hotel and shopping mall group Majid Al Futtaim will use the proceeds from its new $1.5bn sustainability-linked loan to target emissions, green malls and, in a first for the Middle East, gender inequality. Head of treasury John Arentz provides the details.
Middle Eastern cities: Investment stalls but tech soars in Cairo
FDI into the Egyptian capital of Cairo has never fully recovered from the knock it took in the Arab Spring of 2011. However, the city's tech scene is thriving.
Hong Kong and Singapore principles-based ESG policies reflect region’s vast challenges
The region's two main finance hubs are moving quickly to adopt global best practice on sustainable finance. They recognise policy certainty in this area is necessary to drive investment into companies, particularly given Asia's distinct characteristics.
Middle Eastern cities: How Tel Aviv enhanced its tech hotspot reputation throughout the pandemic
Tel Aviv’s thriving tech scene has continued to attract foreign investment throughout the pandemic, but labour shortages remain a big challenge.
Middle Eastern cities: Doha hopes the 2022 World Cup will kick off an FDI surge
Qatar hopes the lifting of the economic blockage imposed by its GCC neighbours and the forthcoming Fifa World Cup can boost FDI into Doha.
Middle Eastern cities: How Beirut’s resilient allure to investors has come to an end
Beirut's enduring ability to attract foreign direct investors has been badly hampered by several fatal blows in 2020.
How Abu Dhabi is supporting innovation to build a sustainable economy
A healthy innovation ecosystem is an increasingly vital element in attracting overseas investment. Creating an innovation-friendly economy is something that Abu Dhabi has placed at the heart of its future development strategy.
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