The Roles of Market Discipline and Transparency in Corporate Governance Policy

16-May-2003

This speech was made by Dr. William Witherell, Director of Financial, Fiscal and Enterprise Affairs, OECD, at the Banque de France International Monetary Seminar held on 16 May 2003.

Restoring Confidence in Financial Markets

25-Apr-2003

OECD releases survey results of policy measures and industry initiatives to rebuild and maintain confidence in publicly traded companies and capital markets in the OECD area.

Bank Profitability: Financial Statements of Banks 2002 Edition

02-Apr-2003

Trends in bank profitability and factors affecting it are major indicators of changes in the state of health of national banking systems. These OECD statistics, based on financial statements of banks, provide a unique tool for analysing developments in bank profitability.

OECD Forum for Asian Insolvency Reform (FAIR): A Review of Corporate Restructuring Reforms in Asian Countries, Bangkok, 16-17 December 2002

17-Dec-2002

The burden of bad debts in Asia, estimated at US$ 2 trillion, threatens the region's banks and national economies, slows economic recovery and increases the risk of another collapse.

Technical Papers No.201: Prospects for Emerging-Market Flows Amid Investor Concerns About Corporate Governance

03-Dec-2002

This paper assesses the impact of higher risk on developed-country corporate assets on the prospects for private capital flows and their composition to emerging-market economies.

Technical Papers No. 199: Will Basel II Affect International Capital Flows to Emerging Markets?

25-Nov-2002

This paper investigates the consequences of Basel II for international capital flows to emerging markets.

Technical Papers No. 200: Convergence and Divergence of Sovereign Bond Spreads - Lessons from Latin America

25-Nov-2002

To what extent do permanent or transitory changes in fundamentals affect sovereign risk perception once contagion is controlled for? How can a relatively high and volatile spread be the cause of unsustainable public debt accumulation?

OECD Launches Drive to Strengthen Corporate Governance

15-Nov-2002

The OECD has embarked on a drive to strengthen corporate governance practices world wide in the wake of a series of business scandals that have undermined public trust in companies and stock markets.

Highlights of Recent Trends in Financial Markets: November 2002

15-Nov-2002

Since the summer, global financial markets have been characterised by heightened uncertainty with investors shunning equities and fleeing to government bonds. A confluence of factors have weighed on financial markets, including financial restatements from some companies...

Choice of an Exchange-Rate Arrangement, Institutional Setting and Inflation: Empirical Evidence from Latin America

15-Oct-2002

This paper argues that it is misleading solely to concentrate on exchange-rate policy to assess the preconditions for stability in an international surrounding. The research is part of the Development Centre 2001-02 programme on "Governing Finance and Enterprises: Global, Regional and National".

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