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)

Thirty business professionals, academics and regulators today graduated from Myanmar’s inaugural Directors Certification Program, becoming the country’s first batch of directors to be certified locally. The three-day intensive program was developed by the Myanmar Institute of Directors (MIoD) together with IFC, a sister organization of the World Bank, in partnership with the Singapore Management University Executive Development, renowned for its excellence in delivering executive programs. The Director’s Certification Program was...

Businesswoman Ma Cherry Trivedi has been appointed the interim Chief Executive Officer of the Myanmar Institute of Directors, MIoD. She brings to MIoD many years of entrepreneurial experience in Myanmar and the United States. MIoD was set up in March this year to promote corporate governance standards and best practices in Myanmar. Corporate governance helps companies improve performance, increase access to financing and strengthen long-term sustainability. Located in Yangon, MIoD...

This week marks the launch of an important market institution – the Myanmar Institute of Directors (MIoD), the first independent, private sector-led organization promoting best corporate governance standards and practices in the country. This is a significant step in Myanmar’s ongoing market reforms and sends a strong signal to the global business community the country’s commitment to good governance and responsible business.

Myanmar regulators, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Myanmar (SECM), the Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX), and the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) are to benchmark the corporate governance practices of Myanmar companies against international standards to help them improve performance.