With the aim of raising awareness of gender equality and celebrate International Women’s Day, the IFC – International Finance Corporation, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Myanmar, and the Yangon Stock Exchange – YSX, participated in the “Ring the Bell for Gender Equality” event alongside 70 stock exchanges worldwide.

The event gathered business leaders, investors, civil society members, and other key partners to highlight the business case for gender equality. Ma Cherry Trivedi, CEO of the Myanmar Institute of Directors (MIoD) and one of the panelists, advised women to embrace their careers and stop feeling guilty for not subscribing to society’s expectations of women’s roles. “What I need to do as a woman is to look at what I want from life. I would not let my environment make that choice for me,” she said.” (Credit- The Myanmar Times, 11th March 2019).

18 director generals, board directors, senior executives and Corporate Governance practitioners from 15 companies and government agencies attended MIoD’s 1-day Corporate Governance Action Planning on March 7, 2019. The workshop is part of MIoD Learning series and it provides a deep dive into the fundamentals of the corporate governance framework and helps directors and executives develop a plan for implementing effective governance practices in their companies. An expert team from IFC, AYA Bank, World Bank and SCM Legal delivered the workshop with both local and foreign expert facilitators.

20 director generals, board directors, senior executives and Corporate Governance practitioners from 12 companies and government agencies attended MIoD’s 1-day Corporate Governance Action Planning on November 28, 2018. The workshop is part of MIoD Learning series and it provides a deep dive into the fundamentals of the corporate governance framework and helps directors and executives develop a plan for implementing effective governance practices in their companies. An expert team from IFC and SCM Legal delivered the workshop with the local expert facilitators.

20 internal auditors and Corporate Governance practitioners from 10 companies attended the MIoD speaker series on “How to use data analytics to detect risks and increase profits”. The very first series is to shed light on the growing importance of data analytics – the process of inspecting, transforming and modeling data to provide insights for better decision-making. Internal auditors can make use of this tool to detect risks, improve controls, decrease costs and increase profits. An expert team from IFC and KPMG participated as a guest speakers.

33 internal auditors and Corporate Governance practitioners from 19 companies attended MIoD’s 2-day Internal Audit Master Program on September 13-14, 2018. The workshop is part of MIoD Learning Series and it focused on practical topics and techniques for strengthening the Internal Audit function. An expert team from IFC and KPMG delivered the workshop which also included panel sessions with board members and management executives.