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Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 24, 2014
—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today introduced the newly approved Mongolian Corporate Governance Code, which was developed in partnership with the Financial Regulatory Commission, in an effort to enhance the performance and competitiveness of Mongolian companies.
The Mongolian Corporate Governance Code addresses Mongolia’s most common corporate-governance issues, including abuse of shareholders’ rights, disclosures to shareholders, and checks and balances between governance bodies.
“Firms with better governance are more sustainable and profitable,” said Ganbayar Davaa, Head of the National Corporate Governance Council and Commissioner of the Financial Regulatory Commission. “We hope the adoption of the code will encourage more Mongolian firms to improve their corporate- governance practices. In turn, this will lead to more efficient management, better allocation of resources, and more sustainable value creation, which will contribute to the country’s long-term economic growth.”
More than 100 company directors, managers, and government officials gathered today at the seventh annual Corporate Governance Forum co-sponsored by IFC and the Corporate Governance Development Center. In addition to the code, the participants discussed good governance practices and the challenges faced by Mongolian companies and banks.
“Companies with good corporate-governance practices can reach a higher valuation and attract more investors and business partners,” said Phil Armstrong, IFC’s Senior Adviser for Corporate Governance. “To establish a framework for such business practices, the Mongolian Corporate Governance Code embraces the most significant international principles of corporate governance yet also meets local requirements and conditions.”
IFC, together with the Financial Regulatory Commission and the Corporate Governance Development Center, released the first Mongolian Corporate Governance Scorecard, an independent survey of corporate-governance practices, in November last year. The scorecard found that the average corporate- governance score for Mongolia’s top 20 listed companies is only 27.5 percent, indicating existing corporate-governance rules and regulations are insufficiently implemented.
Based on the findings of the scorecard, IFC and the Mongolian government have developed several initiatives to improve the country’s corporate-governance framework, including developing the code. In partnership with Japan and the Netherlands, IFC’s Mongolia Corporate Governance Program has organized training and consultations for more than 330 joint-stock companies and banks since 2009.
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