MEETING OF CENTRAL ASIA COUNTRIES ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE HELD IN ISTANBUL

As part of the XVI International Corporate Governance Summit on the topic “People-centric corporate governance: the role of the board of directors in attracting and retaining talent,” a meeting of representatives of Central Asian countries dedicated to corporate governance issues was held.

The event was attended by Elmira Abakanova, Executive Director of the Qazaq Independent Directors (QID) Association; Aigerim Abdumanapova, Project Coordinator for Corporate Governance at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in Europe and Central Asia; Gülden Karadere, President of the Corporate Governance Association of Turkey; Rokas Ambrazevičius, Chair of the Board of the European Confederation of Directors’ Associations (ecoDa); Zhanna Tokosunova, Chair of the Board of the Independent Board of Directors of Kyrgyzstan; as well as members of the boards of directors and independent directors of major Turkish companies, and a representative of the INSEAD business school.

During the meeting, an important decision was made to establish a corporate governance network for Central Asian countries, which will help develop best practices and strengthen cooperation in the region.