Russian Journalists and the Forum Discuss Investigative Business Journalism

Editors from four leading Russian regional newspapers met with the Forum to learn how its Media Training Program on Corporate Governance Reporting helps journalists promote business transparency and fight corruption. more...

Corporate Governance and Risk Management: Making Financial Institutions Better

This short video discusses IFC client engagement and the importance of implementing sound corporate governance practices in banks and other financial institutions. It looks at how to manage risks related to credit, market, liquidity and operational issues. The discussion is moderated by Jim Spellman, a consultant for the Forum. more...

Board Leadership Training of Trainers in Vietnam and Indonesia

Based on the Forum's Corporate Governance Board Leadership Training Resources, the training of trainer (ToT) workshops in Hanoi and Mumbai were designed to build capacities among trainers who will then use the resources in their own director training programs. more...

The Forum Launches Financial Markets Recovery Project in Indonesia

The Forum has established a Financial Markets Recovery Project to improve Indonesian bank directors’ financial risk governance skills in cooperation with the Indonesian Institute for Corporate Directorship and Perbanas, the Indonesian bank association. more...

EBRD Annual Report 2009 Emphasizes Corporate Governance

In collaboration with the Forum, the EBRD started working with banks and decision-makers in south-eastern Europe to strengthen corporate governance standards for the region’s banking system. For details, see the EBRD Annual Report pages 11 and 29. more...

More Power for Shareholders – Does It Undermine Board Stewardship?

The International Corporate Governance Network honored PSAG Chairman Peter Dey with its Lifetime Achiever Award. During his remarks in accepting the award, Peter Dey shared his thoughts on two topics: the ongoing discussion on how to make boards more effective and a trend in the balance of power between boards of directors and shareholders. more...

ICGN 2010 Mid-Year Conference, San Francisco, USA, October 6-7

This conference will unravel the complexities facing the US financial system today and seeks to identify solutions to help ensure long-term sustainability and growth. It will also highlight international corporate governance trends since the global financial crisis of 2008 and the subsequent recession. more...

Bangladesh Corporate Governance Report on Standards and Codes Launched

The World Bank, the Forum and Bangladesh Enterprise Institute launched the Corporate Governance Report on Standards and Codes (ROSC) which provides an assessment of Bangladesh’s corporate governance policy framework. May 29, 2010. more...

The Forum Helps Bangladeshi Media Explore Vital Role of Corporate Governance

Seventeen journalists from leading media organizations in Bangladesh completed a three-day media training workshop, organized by the Forum in partnership with the Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI) and Thomson Reuters Foundation. June 1, 2010 more...

Resolving Corporate Governance Disputes: Training for Board Directors

Hosted by the OECD, the pilot training on May 4, 2010 was attended by fifty members of the Brazilian Corporate Governance Institute. The Forum is also finalizing a toolkit on preventing and resolving corporate governance disputes drawing on consensus based alternatives to adjudication. more...