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National Bank of Abu Dhabi recognized for Corporate Governance Leadership
Friday February 21st, 2014
The 2013 Hawkamah Bank Corporate Governance Award was awarded to National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) during the Banker Middle Eastate's Industry Awards held at the Jumeirah Emirates Tower Hotel on the 19th of June, 2013. In its sixth year, the Hawkamah Bank Corporate governance...
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National Bank of Abu Dhabi recognized for Corporate Governance Leadership
Sunday July 7th, 2013
The 2013 Hawkamah Bank Corporate Governance Award was awarded to National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) during the Banker Middle Eastate's Industry Awards held at the Jumeirah Emirates Tower Hotel on the 19th of June, 2013. In its sixth year, the Hawkamah Bank Corporate governance...
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Arab banks continue their journey towards corporate governance excellence
Sunday July 7th, 2013
Hawkamah launches the 7th Bank Corporate Governance Award as a regional initiative for all banking sectors in the Middle East and North Africa region, and welcome the submissions of Arab banks to the award till the 10th of May, 2013. The award launched in 2007...
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DIFC Authority Appoints Hawkamah Board
Monday February 18th, 2013
The Hawkamah, Institute for Corporate Governance, a regionally recognized driver of corporate governance reform, announced today the appointment of Hawkamah’s Board of Directors. Hawkamah’s Board comprises the following members: Chairman: HE Hamad Buamim, Director General of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Vice Chairman: HE...
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2012 Mudara Accredited Directors Announced
Monday December 31st, 2012
Mudara Institute of Directors, a sister institute of Hawkamah Institute for Corporate Governance, announced today eight additional directors that have passed its Director Accreditation programme. The 2012 batch included: Eng. Mahmoud Al Burai, Senior Director, Real Estate Regulatory Agency Majid Jafar, CEO and Vice Chairman,...
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Annual Rebalance of the S&P/Hawkamah ESG Pan Arab Index announced
Tuesday December 11th, 2012
The S&P/Hawkamah ESG Pan Arab Index underwent its annual rebalancing on 1 December 2012. 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 ensure stocks with higher ESG...
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Hawkamah Explores Legal, Financial and Policy Impact of Insolvency and Restructuring in the Region at the 2nd Judicial and Financial Colloquium
Wednesday December 5th, 2012
Hawkamah, the Institute for Corporate Governance held the second Hawkamah MENA judicial and financial colloquium at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) today. The two day event is being held in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Council For Economic Development (ADCED), DIFC Courts, Dubai Judicial...
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Bank of Sharjah Group Staying on Top of Corporate Governance Developments
Wednesday October 17th, 2012
Hawkamah Institute for Corporate Governance briefed the Boards of Bank of Sharjah and its subsidiary, Emirates Lebanon Bank on global and regional corporate governance developments last week. The half-day event, designed specifically for Bank of Sharjah Group, focused on corporate governance regulatory developments; emerging trends...
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MENA Private Equity Association and Hawkamah Focus on Advancing Corporate Governance in the Private Equity Sector
Tuesday October 2nd, 2012
MENA Private Equity Association and Hawkamah Sign a Memorandum of Understanding involving the update of the first Hawkamah PE survey and the issuance of a policy brief Hawkamah Institute for Corporate Governance signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with the MENA Private Equity Association (“Association”)...
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Effective Boards Require Directors Knowing Their Duties and Liabilities Mudara Institute of Directors Offers its Flagship Programme in Amman
Monday October 1st, 2012
Hawkamah’s sister institute, Mudara Institute of Directors launched its flagship Director Development Programme (DDP) here expanding its regional footprint.  The DDP is a structured four-part programme designed and accredited by the Global Corporate Governance Forum, regionalized by Hawkamah Institute for Corporate Governance, and delivered by...
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Testimonials

  • I want to thank  Hawkamah team for the rich and useful Board Secretaries workshop. The speakers were amazing and very experienced

    Sandra Corm - Group Company Secretary - Mohamed & Obaid Almulla

  • ‘’There was no doubt that once we communicate with Hawkamah for a workshop, we were sure that we will achieve our goals and get an added value. And thats what happened; we got a lot of positive feedback from participants which confirms the success of the company secretary 2 days workshop which took place in Manama – Bahrain as well as the fruitful feedback on the knowledgeable and insightful trainers and experts. We would be more than happy to have such cooperations in the future since we consider Hawkamah our patterner in success’’

    Faisal Al-Modlij - GM, Corporate Affairs and Governance - Sipchem KSA

  • "We extend our thanks and appreciation to Hawkamah institute for its cooperation and the effectiveness of the Director Development Program"

    Saeed Al Kaabi - Abu Dhabi Monitoring and Controlling Centre(ADMCC)

  • "The Director Development Program was very rich in useful information and added a lot to us, and the trainers’ experience, skills and capabilities had positive impact on delivering the information to us in a direct and clear manner"

    Hamad Al - Tamimi - Osool Asset Management

  • The corporate Governance in all type of entities adds morality and ensures implementation of the best practices to fulfill the responsibilities of those entities and to ensure the rights of all parties involved, especially those who have no authority to participate in the decision-making cycle.

    Hawkamah institute contributed to enrich the knowledge of these responsibilities and the role of governance for the success of institutional work in accordance with principles that establish values and ethics.

    Ajman Municipality

  • '‘Excellent, well delivered, informative program presented by well-seasoned trainers. The training program has helped transform and empower the Board’s vision and focus our minds on the relevant issues at hand. We sincerely thank you for the training sessions which helped broaden our perspective and decision making processes. We strongly recommend this training to elevate directors to the next level".

    Bank of Maldives

  • "I would like to thank Hawkamah for the ESG Reporting training , I found the two days ESG Reporting training very informative and helpful and I have definitely received some tools that I will use in my work"

    Rania Zaatari - Head of Makassed Communal Healthcare Bureau

  • "The DDP provides a solid foundation of corporate governance for existing and aspiring directors."

    David Haglund - Senior Executive Director and Portfolio Manager of the Templeton Frontier and MENA Market strategies

  • “Thank you so much for sharing such insightful webinar. It was great and valuable to all participate”

    Shady Rashed - Senior Economic Researcher at The Ministry of International Cooperation of Egypt

  • “Good session and very well organized on the webinar about How to buffer and lessen the impact of the novel Covid – 19, to maintain business sustainability with Hawkamah - AUB / Makhzoumi” 

    Bilal Hamade - Executive Advisor

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