Publications & Documents

Latin American Companies Circle

The Latin American Companies Circle brings together a group of Latin American companies who have adopted good corporate governance practices in order to provide private sector input into the work of the Roundtable.

Draft Guidelines on the Governance of State-owned Enterprises in Southern Africa

Currently in development, these Guidelines are intended as a tool national governments can use to draw and adapt national ownership and governance practices. Good practices ultimately serve to improve the governance and performance of SOEs, and promote competitive, transparent and more efficiently-run enterprises.

Roundtable on Equity Market Development and Corporate Governance in Emerging Markets

Istanbul, Turkey - The roundtable addressed the equity market structure and trading practices, corporate ownership and control and the corporate governance framework in emerging markets.

Regulatory Policy and Behavioural Economics

OECD dataset on the size and sectoral composition of national SOE sectors (Excel)

OECD dataset on the size and sectoral composition of national SOE sectors (2012)

2013 Annual Report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

The 2013 Annual Report describes the activities undertaken to promote the observance of the Guidelines during the implementation cycle of June 2012-June 2013. This includes the launch of the Global Forum on Responsible Business Conduct (RBC), the establishment of a Working Party on RBC, and the elaboration of a robust multi-stakeholder proactive agenda to promote the observance of the principles and standards found in the Guidelines.

Institutional Investors as Owners: Who are they and what do they do?

This paper provides a framework for analysing ownership engagement by institutional investors. It argues that the general term “institutional investor” in itself doesn’t say very much about the quality or degree of ownership engagement. It is therefore an evasive “shorthand” for policy discussions about ownership engagement.

Colombian SOEs: A Review Against the OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-owned Enterprises

This report evaluates the corporate governance practices of Colombian SOEs against the OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises. The assessment was prepared based on information provided by the Colombian authorities, an analysis of the available literature and interviews with authorities, consultants, academics, and company as well as stakeholder representatives.

Third meeting of the Taskforce of MENA Stock Exchanges for Corporate Governance

Muscat, Oman - 2 December 2013 - This meeting was organised in the format of a high level regional roundtable, where heads and other representatives of regional exchanges were invited to participate, alongside regulators and relevant international and regional institutions.

Conference on advancing responsible business practices in the Asia-Pacific region

Jointly organised by the OECD and ESCAP, this conference focused on the role of governments in supporting and facilitating more sustainable and inclusive business practices in the Asia-Pacific region.