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		<title>US U-turn on sustainability creates opportunities for China in MENA and challenges European donors to bridge the gap</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmed Aboudouh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 15:13:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is bracing for significant cuts to aid and to sustainable finance under US President Donald Trump’s administration. Not only are the reductions affecting US contributions, but they could also hit European and Asian democratic donors, such as Japan, as well as multilateral donors. The question arises: where [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>How Egypt can accelerate its fast-growing green finance agenda</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmed Aboudouh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 09:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Egypt has made strides in harmonizing its financial and regulatory frameworks to achieve two key objectives simultaneously: promoting a greener economy and executing an ambitious development strategy. However, tremendous challenges lie ahead for Egypt, including monetary and fiscal imbalances, overreliance on external development banks and slow progress in utilizing revenue-generating resources related to climate initiatives. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Green finance is picking up in the GCC, but its challenges may restrain the transition across MENA</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmed Aboudouh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Green finance is critical to the efforts of Gulf countries to reduce their reliance on oil revenues. Analysis of their efforts to date reveals significant progress in the unveiling of green financing instruments. However, the data illustrates that fully realising these goals as part of a programme of sustainable growth is going to be dependent [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>China’s green finance in the Middle East and North Africa</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmed Aboudouh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[China is a major green financier in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) despite being classified as a developing country in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. In this it is driven by the structural recalibration of its industrial policies and its economic growth model. China has adopted a diverse pool of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Will China project hard military power in the Middle East?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmed Aboudouh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 11:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Although China is likely to use the MENA region as a battleground in the war of values and principles that will shape the future of the world order, it will not resort to military means to realize its objectives. Under Xi Jinping, China has successfully increased its influence in the Middle East and North Africa [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>How is China shaping reforms in the Gulf?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmed Aboudouh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2023 13:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[China’s increased influence in the Gulf could help shape regional reforms, which could gradually undermine Western influence and interests in the region. The China-brokered deal restoring diplomatic ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran highlights both the Gulf’s push for economic reform and diversification as well as the increasing influence of China in the region. China’s [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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