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Asia’s Growing Presence in the Global Economy: What’s in for Africa?

25-May-2005

With the emergence of China and India in the world economy ever more manifest, Africa’s economy and polity will be affected in various, complex ways. The interactions between the Asian giants and Africa are bound to intensify even if the recent period of supercharged growth in the former countries is unlikely to be sustained.

Corporate Governance: The Development Challenge

20-May-2005

Charles Oman and Daniel Blume
Article published in the E-journal USA 2/2005.
 
Developing countries face the challenge of transforming political and economic governance arrangements from relationship-based systems into rules-based systems. Many must enhance their ability to address corporate insiders' abusive use of schemes to expropriate or divert resources from other stakeholders. With enforcement at the heart of the challenge, the appropriate balance between regulatory and voluntary initiatives remains an open question.

Financing SMEs in Africa

20-May-2005

Limited access to finance is a major obstacle to development of SMEs in Africa as their inherent higher perceived risk makes financial institutions reluctant to lend to them and adequate financial instruments lack.

Governments need to be better owners of state-owned enterprises, says OECD

28-Apr-2005

OECD has approved new Guidelines on Corporate Governance on State-Owned Enterprises to give concrete advice to countries on how to manage more effectively their responsabilities as company owners.

OECD Secretary General announces launch of a high-level business group initiative to promote better boardroom practices.

14-Apr-2005

OECD Secretary General Donald J. Johnston will meet with Ira Millstein and other corporate governance leaders in New York on Friday 15 April 2005 to launch a Business Sector Group to give practical guidance to board members trying to improve corporate governance.

OECD publishes White Paper on Governance of Collective Investment Schemes (CIS)

31-Mar-2005

Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) have been one of the most significant developments in financial intermediation during the past few decades. OECD data indicate that CIS assets have been rising sharply as a share of national income and a share of financial assets in most Member countries.  Published in Financial Market Trends, this White Paper is being made public in order to contribute to the current debate on improving governance of CIS.

Advances in Risk Management of Government Debt

17-Mar-2005

This article is based on a new OECD study that provides an in-depth overview and analysis of risk management practices of OECD debt managers. Risk management has become an increasingly important tool for achieving strategic debt targets, and is now an integral part of a wider strategic debt management framework based on benchmarks in most jurisdictions.

Corporate Governance of State-Owned Assets in OECD countries

13-Dec-2004

This presentation was made at a seminar on the relationship between the state and SOEs  in Brasila, on 10 - 11 November 2004.
It aimed at presenting the practices and main challenges in OECD countries regarding the corporate governance of state-owned assets. It also presented the current work of drafting Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-owned assets by the OECD Working Group on Privatisation and Corporate Governance of State-Owned Assets .

Corporate Governance in Eurasia: A Comparative Overview

26-Nov-2004

Corporate Governance in Eurasia: A Comparative Overview has just been published. This work surveys the corporate governance framework and practices in Eurasia and identifies important corporate governance reform prorities for the region. Its conclusions are the culmination of four years of on-going deliberations by the Eurasian Roundtable on Corporate Governance.

Maximising Value of Non-Performing Assets

25-Nov-2004

The proceedings of the Third Forum for Asian Insolvency Reform - November 2003, has just been published.  This edition brings together a regional and country perspective on recent trends and developments in insolvency in the Asia region.




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