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OVER 100 EXCHANGES WORLDWIDE 'RING THE BELL FOR GENDER EQUALITY IN 2021’ WITH WOMEN IN ETFS AND FIVE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

Wednesday March 3, 2021, – For the seventh consecutive year, a global collaboration across over 100 exchanges around the world plan to hold a bell ringing event to celebrate International Women’s Day 2021 (8 March 2020). The events - which start on Monday 1 March, and will last for two weeks - are a partnership between IFC, Sustainable Exchanges (SSE) Initiative, UN Global Compact, UN Women, the World Federation of Exchanges and Women in ETFs,

The UN Women’s theme for International Women’s Day 2021 - “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world ” celebrates the tremendous efforts by women and girls around the world in shaping a more equal future and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Women leaders and women’s organizations have demonstrated their skills, knowledge and networks to effectively lead in COVID-19 response and recovery efforts. Today there is more recognition than ever before that women bring different experiences, perspectives and skills to the table, and make irreplaceable contributions to decisions, policies and laws that work better for all.

Women in ETFs leadership globally are united in the view that “There is a natural synergy for Women in ETFs to celebrate International Women’s Day with bell ringings. Gender equality is central to driving the global economy and the private sector has an important role to play. Our mission is to create opportunities for professional development and advancement of women by expanding connections among women and men in the financial industry.”

The list of exchanges and organisations that have registered to hold an in person or virtual bell ringing event are shown on the following pages.

EXCHANGE/ORGANISATION LOCATION DATE OF EVENT Bolsas y Mercados Argentinos (BYMA) Argentina 11-Mar Armenia Securities Exchange Armenia TBD Australian Securities Exchange Australia 8-Mar Chi-X Australia Australia 8-Mar Sydney Australia 4-Mar Wiener Börse 8-Mar Baku Stock Exchange Azerbaijan 9-Mar Bourse Bahrain 8-Mar Ltd Bangladesh 14-Mar Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange Belarus 5-Mar 8-Mar Banja Luka Stock Exchange Bosnia and Herzegovina TBD

EXCHANGE/ORGANISATION LOCATION DATE OF EVENT Botswana Stock Exchange Botswana 8-Mar - Brasil Bolsa Balcão 8-Mar 8-Mar NEO Exchange Canada 8-Mar Canada 12-Mar Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago Chile 9-Mar Stock Exchange China 8-Mar China 5-Mar Exchange Chinese Taipei TBD Stock Exchange Corp. Chinese Taipei TBD Bolsa de Valores de Colombia Colombia 9-Mar Bolsa Nacional de Valores Costa Rica 11-Mar Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières S.A. Côte d'Ivoire 8-Mar Stock Exchange 8-Mar 8-Mar Bolsa de Valores de Quito Ecuador 9-Mar The Egypt 9-Mar Nasdaq 8-Mar Euronext 8-Mar Georgian Stock Exchange Georgia 10-Mar Deutsche Börse AG 8-Mar Stock Exchange Ghana 10-Mar Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX) Greece 8-Mar The National Stock Exchange Guatemala TBD Bolsa de Valores Honduras Honduras 12-Mar Hong Kong Exchanges and Hong Kong TBD Nasdaq Iceland 8-Mar India 8-Mar National Stock Exchange of India Limited India 8-Mar Indonesia 9-Mar Iran TBD Euronext Ireland 8-Mar Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange Israel 8-Mar Borsa Italiana Italy 8-Mar stock Exchange Jamaica 8-Mar , Inc. Japan 8-Mar Jordan TBD Kazakhstan Stock Exchange Kazakhstan 5-Mar Nairobi Securities Exchange Kenya 11-Mar Boursa Kuwait 8-Mar Kyrgyz Stock Exchange CJSC Kyrgyzstan 10-Mar Stock Exchange 8-Mar Stock Exchange Luxembourg 8-Mar Macedonian Stock Exchange Macedonia 8-Mar Malaysia 8-Mar Malta 8-Mar BIVA (Bolsa Institucional de Valores) Mexico 8-Mar Bolsa Mexicana de Valores Mexico 9-Mar Bourse de Casablanca Morocco TBD TBD Limited Nepal TBD Euronext 8-Mar NZX Limited 8-Mar FMDQ Securities Exchange PLC Nigeria 8-Mar Nigerian Stock Exchange Nigeria 8-Mar

EXCHANGE/ORGANISATION LOCATION DATE OF EVENT Børs 8-Mar Pakistan TBD Palestine 10-Mar Bolsa de Valores y Productos de Assuncion S.A. Paraguay TBD Bolsa de Valores de Panama S.A. Panama 10-Mar Bolsa de Valores de Lima Peru TBD The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. Philippines 8-Mar 8-Mar Euronext Portugal 8-Mar Qatar Stock Exchange Qatar 8-Mar Stock Exchange 8-Mar Russia 9-10 March Rwanda Stock Exchange Rwanda TBD Saudi Stock Exchange () Saudi Arabia 8-Mar Stock Exchange 11-Mar Singapore 8-Mar Stock Exchange 8-Mar BME - Bolsas y Mercados Españoles Spain 8-Mar Sri Lanka 8-Mar Nasdaq 8-Mar SIX Swiss Exchange 8-Mar Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange Tanzania 8-Mar Stock Exchange of Thailand Thailand 8-Mar Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies 8-9 or 10 Mar Tunis Stock Exchange Tunisia 8-Mar Uganda Securities Exchange Uganda TBD Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange 8-Mar United Arab Emirates 8-Mar Dubai Gold & Exchange United Arab Emirates 8-Mar Aquis Exchange PLC 8-Mar Group United Kingdom 8-Mar Bolsa de Valores de Montevideo Uruguay 5-Mar USA 8-Mar Intercontinental Exchange | NYSE USA 4-Mar Nasdaq - US USA 1-Mar The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) USA 8-Mar Hochiminh Stock Exchange Vietnam 8-Mar Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Zimbabwe 8-Mar

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For more information please contact: Deborah Fuhr, co-president of Women in ETFs EMEA, Board Member and Women in ETFs, phone: +44-777-5823-111 email [email protected]

Notes to Editors:

About the Partner Organisations:

IFC IFC—a sister organization of the World and member of the World Bank Group—is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work with more than 2,000 businesses worldwide, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities where they are needed most. In fiscal year 2019, we delivered more than $19 billion in -term financing for developing countries, leveraging the power of the private sector to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity. For more information, visit www.ifc.org. Follow us on Twitter: @IFC_org

The Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative The SSE initiative is a peer-to-peer learning platform for exploring how exchanges, in collaboration with , regulators, and , can enhance corporate transparency - and ultimately performance - on ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) issues and encourage sustainable investment. The SSE initiative is convened by four organizations - the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the UN Global Compact, the UN Environment Program Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), and the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). To learn more about becoming a Partner Stock Exchange or participating as a regulator or , visit sseinitiative.org Follow us on Twitter: @sseinitiative

United Nations Global Compact As a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General, the United Nations Global Compact is a call to companies everywhere to align their operations and strategies with ten universal principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Launched in 2000, the mandate of the UN Global Compact is to guide and support the global business community in advancing UN goals and values through responsible corporate practices. With more than 9,500 companies and 3,000 non-business signatories based in over 160 countries, and more than 70 Local Networks, it is the largest corporate sustainability initiative in the world. For more information, follow @globalcompact on social media and visit our website at www.unglobalcompact.org.

United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) UN Women is the UN organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide. UN Women supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving gender equality, and works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programmes and services needed to ensure that the standards are effectively implemented and truly benefit women and girls worldwide. It works globally to make the vision of the Sustainable Development Goals a reality for women and girls and stands behind women’s equal participation in all aspects of life, focusing on four strategic priorities: Women lead, participate in and benefit equally from governance systems; Women have income , decent work and economic autonomy; All women and girls live a life free from all forms of violence; Women and girls contribute to and have greater influence in building sustainable peace and resilience, and benefit equally from the prevention of natural disasters and conflicts and humanitarian action. UN Women also coordinates and promotes the UN system’s work in advancing gender equality. Learn more at: http://www.unwomen.org and https://www.empowerwomen.org/en/weps/about. Follow us on Twitter @UN_Women @Empower_Women and on LinkedIn: UN Women

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE): Established in 1961, the WFE is the global industry association for exchanges and clearing houses. Headquartered in London, it represents over 250 market infrastructure providers, including standalone CCPs that are not part of exchange groups. Of our members, 37% are in Asia-Pacific, 43% in EMEA and 20% in the Americas. WFE’s 57 member CCPs collectively ensure that risk takers post some $800bn (equivalent) of resources to back their positions, in the form of initial and default fund requirements. WFE exchanges, meanwhile, are home to nearly 48,000 listed companies, and the market capitalisation of these entities is over $74.4 trillion (at end 2018); around $95 trillion (EOB) in trading annually passes through the

infrastructures WFE members safeguard (at end 2018). The WFE is the definitive source for exchange-traded statistics, and publishes over 350 indicators. Its free statistics database stretches back more than 40 years, and provides information and insight into developments on global exchanges. The WFE works with standard-setters, policy makers, regulators and government organisations around the world to support and promote the development of fair, transparent, stable and efficient markets. The WFE shares regulatory authorities’ goals of ensuring the safety and soundness of the global financial system. With extensive experience of developing and enforcing high standards of conduct, the WFE and its members support an orderly, secure, fair and transparent environment for investors; for companies that raise capital; and for all who deal with financial risk. We seek outcomes that maximise the common good, consumer confidence and economic growth. And we engage with policy makers and regulators in an open, collaborative way, reflecting the central, public role that exchanges and CCPs play in a globally integrated financial system. Follow us on Twitter @TheWFE and LinkedIn: The World Federation of Exchanges

Women in ETFs (WE) Women in ETFs is the first women’s group for the ETF industry. Founded in January 2014, WE is an organization that brings together over 5,600 members, including women and men, in chapters in major financial centers across the , Canada, EMEA and Asia Pacific to: 1) CONNECT: Create opportunities for professional advancement of women by expanding connections among women and men in the ETF industry; 2) SUPPORT: Offer guidance for the current and next generation of women in ETFs and 3) INSPIRE: WE achieves this by organizing events at our chapters globally that support our goals of education, networking, philanthropy and idea sharing across the industry and beyond. For more information, visit: www.womeninetfs.com to learn more, join, or sponsor. Follow us on Twitter: @WomeninETFs and on Linkedin: Women in ETFs

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