Corporate Affairs

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Corporate governance deals with the rights and responsibilities of a company’s management, its board, shareholders and various stakeholders.  How well companies are run affects their performance, market confidence and private sector investment. 

 

OECD work on coporate governance evolves around the OECD Principles and OECD Guidelines on SOEs

What's new

Accountability and Transparency Guide for State Ownership

02-Feb-2010

One priority in implementing the OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of SOEs is to ensure a high quality of transparency and accountability. This new Guide will facilitate the practical implementation of the OECD Guidelines in this area by evaluating existing practices and providing viable policy options, giving many specific examples.

MENA-OECD Task Force Meeting on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises, Paris, 1 March 2010

on 01-Mar-2010

 This meeting will focus on two governance reform topics that task force members have identified as priorities for the region; 1) Transparency and Accountability; and 2) the selection and quality of SOE boards. It is being jointly organised with the Hawkamah Institute of Corporate Governance with support from the Global Corporate Governance Forum.

2nd meeting of the Global Network on Privatisation and Corporate Governance of SOEs, Paris, 2-3 March 2010

from 02-Mar-2010 to 03-Mar-2010

After a successful launch in 2008 with participants from more than 40 countries, the 2010 meeting will focus on Governance Reform, namely SOE board nomination, functioning and evaluation; and establishing, organising and reforming SOE ownership entities.

Are the OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance still relevant when SOEs operate abroad?

16-Dec-2009

This new report identifies the concrete guidance provided by the current OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance when SOEs operate in foreign jurisdictions.

Fighting abusive related party transactions in Asia

09-Sep-2009

Where a party in control of a company enters into a transaction to the detriment of non controlling shareholders – is one of the biggest corporate governance challenges facing the Asian business landscape. This Guide provides options for monitoring and curbing such abusive related party transactions. 

Corporate governance and the financial crisis

The current crisis has highlighted many corporate governance failures. As part of its strategic response, the OECD is working with governments and industry to develop and put in place more effective corporate governance standards.

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