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Episode 185 | November 2, 2022

Sustainable Transition Policies Will Be the Priority at COP 27

Luma Saqqaf, Chief Executive Officer, Ajyal Sustainability Consulting

Luma Saqqaf is the CEO of Ajyal Sustainability Consulting, advising corporates, financial institutions, funds and asset managers as well as counseling regulators and financial markets in MENA countries on sustainable finance issues. Saqqaf is returning the SFP today to discuss expectations for what will be accomplished at COP27 next month. Her Sustainability Consulting draws on […]

Episode 181 | October 17, 2022

Dubai Launches Ambitious Clean Energy Strategy for 2050

Joost Smulders, Chief Investment Officer at Dubai Green Fund

Dubai Green Fund (DGF) is the funding pillar of the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy for 2050, which has set some ambitious goals for the next 30 years. These include goals for Net Zero Emissions and establishing Dubai as a hub for ESG and Green Economy investment in the MENA region. Joost Smulders is Chief Investment […]

Episode 176 | September 18, 2022

Climate Change Impacts & Sustainable Finance Trends in MENA Region

Luma Saqqaf, CEO, Ajyal Sustainability Consulting

Luma Saqqaf, the CEO of Ajyal Sustainability Consulting, has spent three decades at the forefront of Islamic finance, sustainability and entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa, also known as the MENA region. She is a regular adviser to regulators in MENA including the Dubai Financial Market. In today’s program we discuss the impacts […]

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