August News Highlights
Exchange in Focus: Egyptian FRA requires women on boards
(September 2019) Dr. Mohamed Omran, Chairman of the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), has announced that amendments to the listing rules in the Egyptian Exchange have been proposed to ensure women’s representation on the governing board of companies. Dr.
March News Highlights
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Exchange in Focus: NSE joins the 30% club to promote gender equality within the Capital Markets
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has joined the 30% club, a global campaign to take action to increase gender diversity in boards and senior management within the workplace, cementing its commitment to enhancing gender equality in corporate leadership in Kenya.
The State Of Gender Equality In G20 Markets
The UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative in partnership with the IFC launches today a new ranking of the stock exchanges of the G20 by the gender balance of their issuers boards.
New SSE Gender Equality Database
The United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative today launched its new SSE-IFC Gender Equality Database which tracks the gender balance of issuer’s boards.
How exchanges can advance gender equality – Updated guidance and best practice
March 8, 2022 International Women's Day. Today the UN SSE and IFC released new guidance on how exchanges can advance gender equality. This work was developed in strategic collaboration with UN Women and the SSE Gender Equality Advisory Group made up of experts around the world.
UN SSE joins with Latinex to ‘Ring the Bell for Gender Equality’
The UN SSE initiative presented its recent report on gender equality on the corporate boards in Latin America as part of the Panamanian exchange Latinex’ annual event to celebrate International Women's Day (IWD). As part of the global event ‘Ring the Bell for Gender Equality’, Latinex is holding its 6th annual bell ringing ceremony on IWD to raise awareness for gender equality.
Stock exchanges and academics join forces to enhance progress on SDGs
Abu Dhabi, 18 October 2023 - The United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative launched the SSE Academic Working Group at the UNCTAD World Investment Forum with eleven founding members from academic institutions in six countries from Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.