EIoD Second Annual Conference on " Role of The Board and Business Sustainability", June 17- 2008, Grand Hyatt - Cairo

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Scholarship towards a Master degree Academic year 2008/2009

In the context of The National Initiative for Corporate Social Responsibility conference that was under the auspices and participation of H.E. Dr. Ahmed Nazif, Prime Minister of Egypt, the Ministry of Investment and its affiliated entity the Egyptian Institute of Directors offers 5 scholarships to enable Egyptian graduates of outstanding academic merit to pursue their Masters degree during the Academic Year 2008/2009…
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2007 Best Disclosure Competition

In its continuous efforts to improve corporate governance practices in Egypt, the Egyptian Institute of Directors (EIoD) is pleased to announce the 2007 Best Disclosure Competition ( Best Annual Report & Best Website) . The EIoD invites all listed companies to participate in these competition. The intent of these competition is to promote world-class standards…
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The winners of the last Competition 2006


Quote of The Week

“The Company’s relationships with the community, suppliers and customers should be based on credibility, mutual interest, transparency and disclosure of policies, consistent with the obligations of the company’s staff and directors to keep financial and commercial information confidential.”

Code of Corporate Governance in Egypt,
Egyptian Institute of Directors (EIoD),
October 2005. 


Certified Director

The Egyptian Institute of Directors offers a Certificate Program which aims to equip participants with the specialized knowledge in corporate governance and related issues that affect their long-term planning, the working procedures of their board and information disclosure....

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Transparency&Disclosure Annual International Conference
18-19 June


Last June, the Egyptian Institute of Directors ( EIoD) in collaboration with the UNCTAD announced the inauguration of the first Annual Conference on Transparency and Disclosure that was held at the Mena House Oberai Hotel, Cairo, Egypt, under the auspices of H.E Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, the Egyptian Minister of Investment.
This year, the conference focused on “ Investment and Good practices in Corporate Governance” and over two days many topics have been discussed such as, the international practices in corporate governance disclosure, the status of corporate governance disclosure in the MENA region, the role of corporate governance disclosure in attracting international investments, and in addition, the conference highlighted the disclosure of corporate governance practices in the financial institutions.
On the first day of the conference, H.E Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, the Egyptian Minister of Investment awarded graduation certificates to the participants of the first and second Intakes of the Board Development Series program ( BDS). It is worth mentioning that the BDS program is provided by the EIoD.
During the speech of H.E the minister of investment in the conference, he mentioned that Egypt was the first Arab country in the region that issued codes of corporate governance specially for the state owned enterprises, depending on the OECD principles of corporate governance. He also mentioned that the committee responsible for drafting the freedom of information law in Egypt, in which the ministry of investment is presented, is currently finalizing the draft that is to be discussed in the next parliamentary round.
Minister's Speech
During the second day of the conference, the EIoD & IFC awarded the winners in the competition of best annual report and website.
The winners of the Competition
The attendees of the conference were business leaders, government officials and corporate governance experts, senior level managers and board members of prestigious companies from across the world, press agencies.
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To Access all the voice recordings of the Conference visit the following link:
http://www.hawkama.net/event.asp?id=17&id1=2

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Training Programs Calendar 2008

Press Release

“The Egyptian Institute of Directors and Nestor Advisors announce launching their Consultancy Services”
Corporate Governance is recognized now as a key value driver for companies, next to their business positioning and to the competence of their management.
The Egyptian Institute of Directors in its efforts to support Egyptian companies willing to assess or design control systems that comply with the provisions of Corporate Governance has signed an agreement with Nestor Advisors to start their consultancy services for large Egyptian companies and financial institutions....Read More


The Executive

The Egyptian Institute of Directors ( EIoD) is proud to introduce its quarterly magazine ( the Executive) which focuses on issues of Corporate Governance ,Investment and management adding to this articles written by directors, executives and key persons in our society.
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The Executive - Issue no. One
The Executive - Issue no. Two


D-Base of the Independent Directors

Due to the important role that independent directors play in the board of directors, the EIoD is establishing a D- Base of independent directors.
If you think that you are ready to serve as an independent director, please send us your CV along with a statement explaining why you consider yourself to be a good independent director. We would appreciate it if you submit the required information both in English & Arabic. Kindly send us the info on the following E-mail: info@eiod.org
Experts will examine all the CV’s to choose among them & add the suitable directors to the D-Base. The EIoD will not provide any reasons for accepting or rejecting the applications and CV’s.
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Electronic Voting
Misr for Clearing, Depository and Control Registry has finalized an electronic system for General Assemblies...

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The Establishment of the ‘‘Certified Director Forum of Egypt’’ (CDFE)

In its continuous efforts towards improving good corporate governance practices and strengthen the boards of directors in companies of the region, the Egyptian Institute of Directors (EIoD) hosted on its premises on Sunday April 29th -2007 the first meeting of the ‘‘Certified Director Forum of Egypt’’ (CDFE). The founding members of the forum (24 Members) are the graduates of the first and second intakes of the Board Development Series. The forum will be operating under the umbrella of the Egyptian Institute of Directors.
Presentation for Certified Director Forum of Egypt
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