Rihla Initiative Panel Series - South and Southeast Asia

On October 2, 2025, the Bourse & Bazaar Foundation convened the fourth edition of the Rihla Initiative Panel Series under the theme of Gulf Investment in Green Economic Growth Across South and Southeast Asia. Hosted in Bangkok, this event brought together a diverse group of policymakers, investors, and researchers to explore how Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states can play a greater role in accelerating the green transition and building long-term economic resilience across the SSEA region. The panel also examined the growing strategic relevance of Gulf climate finance in SSEA, and how future investments can foster co-created development ecosystems, expand adaptation finance in critical sectors like water, agriculture, and coastal resilience, and support more inclusive, regionally integrated growth.

Panelists: Dhabia Al Mohannadi, MacKenzie King, Railla Puno, and Dao Nguyen

Moderator: Mehran Haghirian