The Middle East’s

2. Abdulla Mubarak Al-Khalifa

Designation: Group CEO
Company: QNB Group
Established: 1964
Headquarters: Qatar

The QNB Group’s sustainable finance portfolio includes green, social, and sustainability-linked transactions and investments. In 2023, it invested $9 billion in this portfolio, including $3.5 billion for green loans and $4.5 billion for social loans, with only 1% of its loan book exposed to carbon-intensive sectors. The group has achieved a 48% decrease in scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions since 2017. The bank has issued $1.1 billion in sustainable bonds. In May 2024, the bank was a key coordinator in Qatar’s $2.5 billion first green bond issuance.