DED and Hawkamah to support creation of ‘Islamic Management and Governance Centre’ in Dubai
Tuesday June 30th, 2015
Initiative aims to create a broader Islamic economic and business ecosystem
Dubai, 30 June 2015: The Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai and the Institute of Corporate Governance (Hawkamah), a subsidiary of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), have signed an agreement to co-operate...
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Hawkamah teams-up with Emirates CoreNiche to promote its Director Development Programs
Tuesday March 17th, 2015
Hawkamah, the Institute for Corporate Governance (HICG), signed an agreement with Emirates CoreNiche Consultancy (ECNC) by which the latter will market Hawkamah’s directors’ development programs in Abu Dhabi.
The programs cover vital areas to professional directorship such as corporate governance, role and authority of boards...
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The 9th Bank Corporate Governance Award announced by Hawkamah
Monday February 23rd, 2015
Hawkamah is launching the 9th Bank Corporate Governance Award, and welcomes the submission of Arab banks to the award until the 1st of September, 2015. During the Award process, applicant banks’ corporate governance practices will be assessed by an independent jury comprising international banking experts....
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Hawkamah to Host Third Annual Conference from November 9 - 10
Friday February 6th, 2015
Hawkamah, The Institute for Corporate Governance, announced today that it will hold its third annual conference in Doha, Qatar, from November 9 to 10, 2008. The conference will focus on the theme: "Corporate Governance: Is the Region Ready to Become a Global Player". Industry leaders,...
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Annual Rebalance of the S&P/Hawkamah ESG Pan Arab Index Announced
Tuesday December 16th, 2014
London, December 15 2014 – The S&P/Hawkamah ESG Pan Arab Index underwent its annual rebalancing on 1 December 2014. The index includes the top 50 Pan Arab companies based on their performance on nearly 200 ESG metrics and uses an innovative ESG score-weighting scheme to...
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Hawkamah and The IMF Host Central Bank Governance Forum Focusing on Audit Oversight and Assurance Mechanisms
Monday December 15th, 2014
Dubai, UAE - Hawkamah Institute for Corporate Governance with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) organized a 2-day high-level forum on central bank governance: audit oversight and assurance mechanisms at the DIFC Conference Center on 8-9 December 2014. Hawkamah and the IMF have brought together central...
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Post conference – English _ Arabic
Sunday December 14th, 2014
Dubai, November xx, 2014: Hawkamah, the Institute for Corporate Governance, and Mudara, the director development institute, in cooperation with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the OECD, hosted the 8th Annual Conference of Hawkamah at the DIFC Conference Center on 11th November 2014. H.E...
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Press release announcing conference 22nd October 2014
Sunday December 14th, 2014
Hawkamah, the institute for corporate governance, and Mudara, the director development institute, in cooperation with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the OECD, are organizing the 8th Annual Conference of Hawkamah on the 11th of November 2014. The conference coincides with the DIFC 10th...
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Conference press release of 15th October 2014
Sunday December 14th, 2014
Hawkamah, the institute for corporate governance, and Mudara, the director development institute, in cooperation with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the OECD, are organizing the 8th Annual Conference of Hawkamah on the 11th of November 2014. The conference coincides with the DIFC celebrations...
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Dr. Ashraf’s appointment as CEO at Hawkamah
Saturday November 15th, 2014
Hawkamah has announced the appointment of Dr. Ashraf Gamal El Din, as the Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1, 2014. He will be based in Dubai with a mandate to cover the MENASA region.
Commenting on the appointment, HE Hamad Buamim, Chairman of Hawkamah said:...
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