Washington, DC, March 8, 2016 – In honor of International Women's Day, MIGA—the political risk insurance and credit enhancement arm of the World Bank Group—announced the launch of its Gender CEO Award recognizing a women leader among the agency's clients.

The inaugural award was given today to Nourah Mehyar of NAFITH Logistics for her work integrating women staff in the logistics industry in Iraq. MIGA insures NAFITH's investment in Iraq, which involves building and managing a system in the Basra governorate to control trucks entering and exiting three ports and the Safwan border crossing with Kuwait.