Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 15

8-Apr-2011

UAE

IRENA Assembly Agrees On UEA Base, Appoints Director-General

The first assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in Abu Dhabi on 4 April confirmed its decision to locate its permanent headquarters in the UAE. The assembly also confirmed the appointment of 'Adnan Amin, former acting interim director-general, as director-general of the agency for a term of four years. IRENA said that over 70 ministerial level...