Global investment in renewable energy must more than triple over the next six years to meet the 11,000GW capacity target needed to keep 1.5°C within reach, says UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President Dr Sultan Al Jaber at the Global Renewables Summit held during the 79th UN General Assembly in New York this week.

If the Australian public would like to know what their future would have looked like if former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd succeeded in his mission to create a healthy sovereign wealth fund from the Resources Super Profits Tax proposal in 2010, look no further than the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2024 – where all its citizens share in the spoils.

In this week’s newsletter we discuss how megatrends such as an ageing population, cost of living crises and digitalization across APAC are profoundly changing its risk landscape with the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana.

The Aga Khan Museum announces a monumental year of programs and digital experiences carefully curated to reference the Museum’s architecture, its founding vision of light, and a history that spans a decade in Toronto Canada.

Saudi-based Taiba Investments announces a strategic partnership with Hilton to bring the Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts brand to the holy city of Madinah.

Saudi Arabia’s gigaproject developer Qiddiya Investment Company has awarded an estimated USD 1 billion deal to build the Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Stadium at the Qiddiya City project on the outskirts of Riyadh.

Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Chairman of the Sharjah Media Council Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi laid the foundation stone for the Al Reeh Al Mursala Clinic and the drinking water network projects in Kyrgyzstan.

The Aga Khan Museum announces a monumental year of programs and digital experiences carefully curated to reference the Museum’s architecture, its founding vision of light, and a history that spans a decade in Toronto Canada.

Indonesia’s International Modest Fashion Festival kicks off in Paris this month, and its famous handwoven textiles do not disappoint.

International scientists and scholars have adopted a resolution supporting Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's call for "enlightenment against ignorance" to end global Islamophobia.

Bassam Freiha Art Foundation will open a series of new exhibitions exploring Emirati abstract art, the Orientalist movement, challenging socials norms and monumental sculptures from famed artist Anthony James and ‘The Five’ from October 2024.