{
  "id": 10625683,
  "title": "Minister Al Kuwari stresses need to scale up climate finance for resilient growth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/minister-al-kuwari-stresses-need-to-scale-up-climate-finance-for",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-29T06:09:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar Business",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar-business",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/29/09/2026/minister-al-kuwari-stresses-need-to-scale-up-climate-finance-for-resilient-growth"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Doha, Qatar - Finance Minister Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari emphasized the critical need to expand climate finance to foster resilient and sustainable growth during a seminar at the 2026 Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Annual Meeting.\n\nThe minister spoke on scaling up climate finance and translating policy reforms into robust investments that enhance growth. He stressed that effective climate finance requires governments to establish necessary policy frameworks, development institutions should assume risks that the private sector cannot currently bear, and banks and bond markets must connect projects with long-term financing sources.\n\nMinister Al Kuwari highlighted Qatar's commitment to a sustainable economy, citing investments in renewable energy, emissions reduction, and green finance initiatives. He pointed to Qatar Energy's ambitious solar and blue ammonia projects, as well as the country's role as both an investor and host of the AIIB meeting.\n\nQatar's efforts in renewable energy expansion and clean energy platforms worldwide were also highlighted, including collaborations in the Americas, Colombia, Spain, and the issuance of its first sovereign green bond in 2024. These actions demonstrate that climate finance is most effective when governments lay the policy groundwork, institutions assume risks, and financial markets connect projects to long-term savings.",
  "summary": "<p>Doha, Qatar: Minister of Finance HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari underscored the importance of scaling up climate finance to support resilient and sustainable growth, highlighting the need for stronger policy frameworks, risk-sharing mechanisms and greater mobilisation of private sector investment.</p> <p>Minister Al Kuwari delivered the keynote address during the flagship seminar entitled “Scaling…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Peninsula Qatar Business",
        "title": "AIIB has potential to support Gulf connectivity and integration projects",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/aiib-has-potential-to-support-gulf-connectivity-and-integration",
        "published": "2026-09-29T06:16:39.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}