The South Eastern European Partnership on Accountancy Development opens a permanent Secretariat, April 2002

16-Apr-2002

In April 2002 the SEEPAD Secretariat opened its new permanent Secretariat in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. This follows the move from its temporary location in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina.

White Paper on Corporate Governance in Russia

15-Apr-2002

A set of recommendations on improving corporate governance in Russia was officially released in Moscow on 15 April 2002. The recommendations are contained in a White Paper on Corporate Governance in Russia developed by the Russian Corporate Governance Roundtable.

Corporate Affairs Team produces first edition of its quarterly newsletter, January 2002

18-Jan-2002

The OECD Corporate Affairs team has published the first edition of its quarterly newsletter. You can download the pdf version

The OECD presents report on corporate governance in Romania

11-Dec-2001

On 11 December 2001 the OECD presented its Report on Corporate Governance in Romania at a high level meeting attended by the Prime Minister of Romania, Adrian Nastase. The Report provides a thorough overview of corporate governance in Romania, and a comprehensive agenda for reform.

Behind the Corporate Veil: Using Corporate Entities for Illicit Purposes

26-Nov-2001

This report, published in 2001, offers policy options in dealing with anonymity in corporate entities, when misuse is suspected. In view of the September 11 events, the importance of addressing illicit behaviour that is hidden behind the corporate veil has increased dramatically

Corporate governance trends and developments in the OECD area: where do we go from here?

20-Nov-2001

This paper by Stilpon Nestor, former Head of Division, Corporate Affairs, OECD, was published in the International Financial Law Review. It looks at the issue of corporate governance from a global perspective and focuses on some key trends and drivers of the global corporate governance debate.

Development Centre Studies: Don´t Fix, Don´t Float

28-Aug-2001

Establishment of the Global Corporate Governance Forum

20-Jul-2001

Six donors, the World Bank and the OECD have established the Global Corporate Governance Forum. The Forum's main objective is to co-finance corporate governance improvements in developing and transition countries, and co-ordinate activities towards this aim.

Upcoming Publication: Privatisation, Capital Market Development and Pension Systems Reform ( December 2001)

21-Jun-2001

This volume brings together papers dealing with the experience of different countries with privatisation in a wide range of infrastructure sectors and the competition and regulatory issues in their context.

Steering Group on Corporate Governance

06-Jun-2001

The OECD has established a Steering Group on Corporate Governance. The group, which held its second meeting in April 2001, includes delegates from all OECD Member countries and guides and co-ordinates the Organisation's work on corporate governance.