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Corporate governance, the OECD Principles and their implementation, both in member and non-member economies are the central areas of corporate affairs activities. The integrity of corporations, financial institutions and markets is particularly central to the health of our economies and their stability. The OECD Steering Group on Corporate Governance co-ordinates and guides the Organisation's work on corporate governance.

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OECD Asian Roundtable on Corporate Governance to meet in May 2008

from 13-May-2008 to 14-May-2008

Senior decision makers from OECD and Asian economies will meet on 13-14 May 2008 in Hong Kong, China, to discuss improving monitoring and disclosure of related party transactions as a key corporate governance enforcement challenge.

The OECD examines the issue of proportionality and corporate governance

07-Feb-2008

At its meeting on 14 November 2007, the Steering Group on Corporate Governance agreed on a common position based on the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance about the issue of whether there should be proportionality between ownership and control (also known as one-share-one-vote)  in listed companies. 

Latin American Roundtable on Corporate Governance launches initiative to promote more active institutional investors

12-Oct-2007

The Latin American Roundtable on Corporate Governance reviewed institutional investors’ experience and their influence on corporate governance when it met on 10-11 October, 2007 in Colombia.  Finding some promising practice but significant shortcomings, they agreed to develop White Paper recommendations to encourage more engaged and informed ownership. The Roundtable also reviewed experience with voluntary corporate governance codes.
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Report

This paper updates an annex of the 2003 White Paper on Corporate Governance in Asia, setting an overview table of the corporate governance frameworks in 13 Asian economies.

Asia : Overview of Corporate Governance Frameworks in 2007

Publication

An evalution of the extent to which the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance have been implemented in Turkey.

Corporate Governance in Turkey: A Pilot Study

Key Material

Recommendations for good practice in corporate behaviour with a view to rebuilding and maintaining public trust in companies and stock markets

OECD Principles of Corporate Governance

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Overview of the issues to be addressed in establishing good corporate governance of non-listed companies.

Corporate Governance of Non-Listed Companies in Emerging Markets