‘RING THE BELL FOR GENDER EQUALITY’ CEREMONY ORGANIZED AT THE MONGOLIAN STOCK EXCHANGE FOR THE SEVENTH YEAR

Today, the Mongolian Stock Exchange (MSE) organized the 'Ring the Bell for Gender Equality' ceremony for the seventh year. The ceremony is organised globally by the stock exchanges to raise awareness on the importance of gender equality in businesses and sustainable development, on the occasion of International Women's Day.

In the event, Ms. Elaine M. Conkievich, Resident Representative of UNDP Mongolia and Baigalmaa .S, EBRD Principal Manager, SME Finance and Development in Mongolia participated and rang the bell for gender equality to open the 6918th trading day of MSE.

Altai.Kh, CEO of the Mongolian Stock Exchange, opened the ceremony and stated:
"The ceremony is being organised globally by 118 stock exchanges this year to raise awareness on the importance of gender equality in businesses and sustainable development. MSE has been hosting this event for the seventh year. MSE implements policy incentives for issuances aligned with sustainable development goals and introduced the ESG reporting standards to the market last year. Further, MSE will aim to promote gender equality in the capital markets by integrating the principle of using gender lens to the market practices and continue to work for promote investments towards sustainable development by introducing gender responsive issuances such as gender bonds."

It has been shown by international research and practices, gender equality ensures not only human rights and freedom, but also enables businesses and organizations reach their full potential and maximize their performance. Therefore, MSE invites and encourages all securities market participants, listed companies and member firms to collaborate together in advancing gender equality.

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