Saudi PIF Sets Framework for Green Financing

Saudi PIF Sets Framework for Green Financing
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Saudi PIF Sets Framework for Green Financing

Saudi PIF Sets Framework for Green Financing

Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), the Kingdom's sovereign wealth fund, laid out plans on Monday for raising green debt as the world's top oil exporter strives to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2060.

The Fund published the green finance framework that will allow it to tap world markets to issue debt linked to environmentally friendly goals, including the sale of green bonds.

Meanwhile, the Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC), a PIF subsidiary, invited local, regional, and international companies specialized in waste management and recycling to register their interest in waste management and recycling projects in Riyadh.

SIRC has set a target to divert 94 percent of MSW from landfills by 2035, according to the Saudi Green Initiative.

According to SIRC's press statement, the projects are expected to be set up on the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.

The statement said the solution would enable the entire Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) value chain, from sorting at source to the collection, transportation, treatment, and recycling, and include sorting and recycling stations, waste-to-energy, and alternative fuel (Refuse Derived Fuel) production plants and composting facilities.

SIRC, along with the private sector, will develop the ecosystem under the rules and regulations of the National Centre for Waste Management (MWAN), the statement added.



UN Trade Agency: New Trade War Deadline Prolongs Instability

Workers inspect imported stones at a marble factory in Kishangarh, in India's Rajasthan state on July 8, 2025. (Photo by HIMANSHU SHARMA / AFP)
Workers inspect imported stones at a marble factory in Kishangarh, in India's Rajasthan state on July 8, 2025. (Photo by HIMANSHU SHARMA / AFP)
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UN Trade Agency: New Trade War Deadline Prolongs Instability

Workers inspect imported stones at a marble factory in Kishangarh, in India's Rajasthan state on July 8, 2025. (Photo by HIMANSHU SHARMA / AFP)
Workers inspect imported stones at a marble factory in Kishangarh, in India's Rajasthan state on July 8, 2025. (Photo by HIMANSHU SHARMA / AFP)

The Trump administration's decision to extend a negotiating deadline for tariff rates is prolonging uncertainty and instability for countries, the executive director of the United Nations trade agency said on Tuesday.

US President Donald Trump on Monday ramped up his trade war, telling 14 nations, from powerhouse suppliers such as Japan and South Korea to minor trade players, that they now face sharply higher tariffs from a new deadline of August 1.

"This move actually extends the period of uncertainty, undermining long-term investment and business contracts, and creating further uncertainty and instability," Pamela Coke-Hamilton, executive director of the International Trade Centre, told reporters in Geneva, according to Reuters.

"If a business is not clear on what costs they are going to pay, they cannot plan, they cannot decide on who will invest," Coke-Hamilton said, citing the example of Lesotho, where major textile exporting companies have withheld their investment for the time being, pending a tariff outcome.

The uncertainty, combined with deep cuts in development aid, had created a "dual shock" for developing countries, she added.

Countries have been under pressure to conclude deals with the US after Trump unleashed a global trade war in April that roiled financial markets and sent policymakers scrambling to protect their economies.