The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced that the second DFSA–HKMA Joint Climate Finance Conference will take place on 26 November in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The conference, described as the flagship initiative of the DFSA-HKMA partnership to support climate finance in the Middle East and Asia, will focus on Transforming Tomorrow: Harnessing Green Finance for Sustainability. The programme includes a fireside chat between DFSA Chief Executive Mark Steward and HKMA Deputy Chief Executive Darryl Chan on technological innovation, policy frameworks and cross-sector collaboration in climate finance, alongside panel sessions on greening the Asia-Middle East Corridor and the role of tokenisation in the global transition. Participants will also review findings from DFSA-HKMA joint research on the role of sustainable debt in scaling up climate finance in emerging markets, with DIFC Authority and Nasdaq Dubai named as strategic partners.
Dubai Financial Services Authority 2025-10-09
Dubai Financial Services Authority and Hong Kong Monetary Authority announce second joint Climate Finance Conference in Dubai on 26 November
The Dubai Financial Services Authority and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority will host the second DFSA–HKMA Joint Climate Finance Conference on 26 November in Dubai, focusing on green finance for sustainability. The event will feature discussions on technological innovation, policy frameworks, and cross-sector collaboration, as well as panel sessions on greening the Asia-Middle East Corridor and tokenisation's role in the global transition. Participants will review joint research findings on sustainable debt in emerging markets, with DIFC Authority and Nasdaq Dubai as strategic partners.