The OECD Working Party on State Ownership and Privatisation Practices facilitates policy dialogue and information exchange between OECD Member countries and key partners on improving corporate governance of state-owned enterprises and implementing privatisation policies.

 

The Working Party was formed in 2001 to assist in the application of the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance specifically to state-owned enterprises. In support of this mission, the Working Party developed, and now oversees implementation of, the OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises. 

 

Further information about the Working Party’s participants and mandate can be found here. Links to the websites of many of the government agencies participating in the Working Party can be found below. 

 

Ownership entities, holding companies and ministries responsible for state-owned enterprises
The following table provides a list of government entities responsible for the ownership and oversight of state-owned enterprises, including in OECD members and some other countries. It is not exhaustive and will be updated as more information becomes available. Links to websites in OECD official languages are provided when possible.
Members of the Working Party
Country	Government office/unit
‌  Australia	Government Businesses Advice Branch, Department of Finance and Deregulation
Austria	State Holding Company – ÖIAG (in German)
Belgium	Société Fédérale de Participations et d'Investissement (in French)
Canada	Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (Crown Corporations’ Information)
Chile	System of Enterprises, Ministry of Economy, Development and Tourism (in Spanish)
Czech Republic	Department for State Property Management, Ministry of Finance
Denmark	Finance Ministry (in Danish)
Estonia	Ministry of Finance
Finland	Ownership Steering Department, Prime Minister’s Office
France	Agence des Participations de l’État
Germany	Privatisation and Ownership Unit, Ministry of Finance (in German)
Greece	Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund General Secretariat of Public Property, Ministry of Finance (in Greek)
Hungary	Hungarian National Asset Management Inc. – MNV
‌  Ireland	New Economy and Recovery Authority, National Treasury Management Agency
‌  Israel	Government Companies Authority (in Hebrew)
Italy	Ownership and Privatisation Unit, Department of Treasury (in Italian)
New Zealand	Commercial Operations, Treasury
Netherlands	Ownership Unit, Ministry of Finance (in Dutch)
Norway	Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
Poland	Ministry of Treasury
Portugal	Secretariat of the General Directorate of Treasury and Finance (in Portuguese)
Slovak Republic	National Property Fund of the Slovak Republic (in Slovak)
Slovenia	Slovenia Sovereign Holding
Spain	Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales (SEPI), Ministry of Finance and Public Administration (in Spanish)
Sweden	Government Offices of Sweden
Turkey	Directorate General of State-Owned Enterprise, Undersecretariat of Treasury Privatisation Administration, Prime Ministry
United Kingdom	Shareholder Executive
Other countries
Country	Government office/unit
Brazil	Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management (in Portuguese)
China	State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC)
India	Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Indonesia	Ministry of State Enterprises (in Indonesian)
Lithuania	State-Owned Enterprise Governance Coordination Department
Russia	Federal Agency for Management of State Property – Rosimushchestvo (in Russian)
South Africa	Department of Public Enterprises