MANAMA: The use of environmental sukuk and other debt instruments is surging in the Kingdom, with total issuances exceeding SR8 billion ($2 billion), a Capital Market Authority official has said.
Abdullah Al-Moqbel, director of the authority’s sustainability department, was speaking on Tuesday during a panel discussion titled “Climate Risk and Financial Disclosure: Harmonizing New Frameworks and Implementation” at the Sustainability Forum Middle East in Manama, Bahrain.