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As environmental, social and governance concerns become increasingly important in the corporate world, insurance companies are emerging as potentially key players in the shift away from fossil fuel-powered projects. The UN’s Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) reflects an ongoing change in the global industry towards the wider recognition of the risks associated with climate change. However, the…

Impact investment – which is purposely designed to generate tangible social and environmental benefits alongside financial returns – presents promising risk-adjusted prospects. This type of investment not only provides value for investors, but can also greatly advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals. According to the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), the impact investing market has…

Saudi Arabia has made substantial progress in attracting foreign investors to its capital markets in recent years, transforming the Kingdom into a key destination for global capital. Through a series of strategic reforms – including the easing of foreign ownership restrictions, the inclusion of Saudi stocks in major global indices and enhanced regulatory frameworks – the Kingdom has opened its…

Despite the ongoing macroeconomic and geopolitical headwinds experienced by the global economy, one area of the international financial system that has shown steady progression is digital payments. Since the Covid-19 pandemic, they have been spurred by a jump in remittance flows, and the greater availability of digital infrastructure and services, as well as higher demand for fast and seamless non-physical…

Open banking represents a transformative shift in the financial services industry, allowing third-party providers to access consumer financial data securely through application programming interfaces (APIs). This approach is reshaping the financial ecosystem and creating opportunities for banks and financial technology (fintech) companies to enhance their products, services and internal processes.…