@ojblanchard1 This shows the desired balance between monetary and fiscal policies. The Do nothing approach will risk demand to fall (100bps increase is not trivial). Option B can preserve demand which is crucial even if it means partially bailing out fiscal imbalances but avoid recession.
د. أحمد علي عتيقة - مصرفي ومستشار اقتصادي، الرئيس التنفيذي للمؤسسة العربية للاستثمارات البترولية (ابيكورب) سابقًا، يجد في منتدى الإدارة الحكومية 2024 فرصة استثنائية لمناقشة آثار المربكات الاقتصادية العالمية على العالم العربي.
@bjerde_anna A timid one-paragraph statement given the magnitude of the calamity and genocide in Gaza. Couldn't even include a demand for a ceasefire when the entire "international community" has called for it. As a former IFC manager, I am utterly disappointed!
Interesting debate at @FIIKSA on role of the business community; there is no doubt a need for a social contract to push for a more inclusive role of the invester and business community to advance social agendas. #ESG ##CarbonCapture#investing#energytransition
I had the privilege to meet with Abdulla Mubarak, CEO of @QNBGroup#Doha and discuss the future of #green_financing within the energy transition & explore ways to help accelerate this transition. @APICORP#ESG
سعدت بلقاء الرئيس التنفيذي لمجموعة بنك قطر الوطني عبدالله مبارك آل خليفة في الدوحة لمناقشة مستقبل التمويل الأخضر دعماً لعملية التحول التي يشهدها قطاع الطاقة وبحث سبل تعزيز هذا التحول في المنطقة.
@APICORP@QNBGroup#ESG#التمويل_الأخضر#تحول_الطاقة
A successful issuance of our first #GreenBonds raising $750M & 3X oversubscription; the transaction saw a well-diversified investor base & a solid #ESG investor orders @APICORP
APICORP debut green bonds attracts global investors https://t.co/1rYUuWU2BO
سعدت بلقاء اخي معالي الشيخ سلمان بن خليفة آل خليفة وزير المالية والاقتصاد الوطني لمملكة البحرين و الحديث عن الدور التنموي للطاقة و الاستدامة في الاقتصاد @BahrainMoFNE@APICORP https://t.co/0mZ28wUojr
“This includes a historic callable capital increase, a successful benchmark bond issuance, a USD500m countercyclical support package, an “AA” stable outlook rating by Fitch and forging new partnerships in the energy sector.”
Read more here: https://t.co/Jf1vHIkQ6C
In this first half of 2020, APICORP continued to go from strength to strength, bolstering its financial position and diversifying its portfolio as we continue the drive towards the energy transition in the region.
APICORP posts USD54.8m net profit for the 1H2020 and the balance sheet grew by 10% to USD8.1b despite difficult global conditions due to COVID-19 pandemic and oil price volatility.
Read more here: https://t.co/bQip0hzibV
كل عام و انتم و احبابكم بالف خير و سعادة ..
ابقوا سالمين. 🙏🙏
Eid Mubarek to you and your loved ones. May you all remain healthy, and safe, with continued blessings
"Long term, energy business models will be pushed towards more vertical integration and less specialization to manage the rising commodity and carbon risks as the world comes to grips with the implications of the 2020 global restructuring.”
Read more: https://t.co/N18vvpH0GA
You can find out more about “Energy after COVID-19: Financing a Neo-Renaissance”, in the Oxford Energy Forum, a quarterly journal published by @OxfordEnergy in an article i co-authored. Do you agree?
To access, please go to pg. 53 on https://t.co/N18vvpH0GA
#COVID19#Energy
“Short term, the current vicious circle of low revenue, low investment, and low output needs to be broken, and a virtuous cycle of investment in lower-cost, lower-carbon, sustainable assets need to be induced.”
Read more: https://t.co/N18vvpH0GA
Very proud of the team. Despite challenging market conditions,the successful issuance of the benchmark US dollar bond, reflects global investor confidence in APICORP.This is another step towards fulfilling our mandate as the trusted financial partner to the regional energy sector
#APICORP announced the successful issuance of a USD750M dollar five-year bond in the RegS market, bolstering its business operations & countercyclical role in mitigating the impact of #COVID19 & #oil price fluctuations on the Arab #energy sector. For more: https://t.co/3aT91YotEG
Fitch rated @APICORP ‘AA’ with stable outlook. This is a reaffirmation of our governance, business strategy and risk management policies.
Notably, in April Moody’s rated us ‘Aa2’ with stable outlook.
مقابلة الرئيس التنفيذي لابيكورب د. أحمد علي عتيقة @AAttiga في برنامج "عالم الطاقة" على @SkyNewsArabia حول مشهد الاستثمار في قطاع #الطاقة للمنطقة العربية والدور المحوري للمؤسسات المالية التنموية متعددة الأطراف في دعم تدفق الاستثمار للمشاريع الحيوية: https://t.co/pvIi9eTlRu
#APICORP announces acquisition of a 20% direct equity stake in #Jordan Wind Project Co., its first investment in #Jordan. The investment will see APICORP partner with other investors @Masdar & #Tamasuk_Holding to support Jordan’s renewable energy targets.
#RenewableEnergy