Family governance structures help family businesses prepare for succession. Effective corporate-governance practices and transparency will help them attract foreign investors.

Now more than ever the role of the board is fundamental, particularly in managing risk and strategy, including competition, efficiency, and long-term sustainability, says IFC’s Oliver Orton. IFC is building the capacity of Peruvian boards to have a better understanding of their role, and the diversity and challenge of corporate governance.

The article explains how development finance has been redefined since the establishment of the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015.

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Myanmar organized a forum at the Yangon Stock Exchange to help listed firms raise transparency and disclosure standards in company reporting. The event – “Enhancing corporate transparency: trends and business case on transparent reporting and ongoing disclosure” – was held in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the U.K. Department for International Development.

International trends and Ukrainian corporate governance practices were at the heart of the discussion of the participants at the IV International Corporate Secretaries Forum. The Forum stressed the importance of introducing the latest international corporate governance practices in Ukraine to increase the investment attractiveness of Ukrainian companies on the international market.

IFC and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Myanmar (SECM) signed a memorandum of understanding in March to strengthen corporate governance regulatory standards and practices in Myanmar. During his visit to Myanmar, IFC Vice President and Treasurer Jingdong Hua sat down with the Myanmar Times to discuss capital markets, the Asian financial crisis and a range financial of issues concerning international investors.