The OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises give concrete guidance to help policy makers evaluate and improve the legal, regulatory and institutional framework for the ownership and governance of state-owned enterprises (SOEs).

With a growing integration via trade and investment, state-owned enterprises (SOEs) that have traditionally been oriented towards domestic markets increasingly compete with private firms in the global market place.

State-owned enterprises (SOEs) play an important role in economies worldwide, often providing key public goods and services. Over the past two decades, their share in the global economy has nearly quadrupled.

In response to an expanding body of evidence suggesting that state-owned enterprises (SOEs) may be particularly exposed to corruption risks, the WPSOPP sought in 2018 to develop a standard to support state owners and their companies in mitigating those risks, in co-operation with the Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transaction...

trends with important implications for the design and implementation of SOE ownership and governance frameworks and in light of the growing size, role and strategic importance of SOEs. The revision reflects the latest OECD research, evolving best practices and new, related OECD legal instruments.

Good governance of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) is essential for efficient and open markets at both the domestic and international level. In many countries SOEs are the main providers of key public services, including public utilities.

During 2023-2024, the OECD has revised its foundational set of internationally-recognised corporate governance standards - the G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance (2023) (Principles), and the OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises (2024) (Guidelines).

in the OECD have a legacy of dispersed SOE ownership involving numerous government agencies that effectively hamper the exercise of ownership rights on a whole -of -government basis. Experience shows that changing such structures is often politically difficult, and in many cases change only occurs amid macroeconomic o r fiscal crises.

This working paper summarises the main findings of a data collection exercise documenting the size of the national state-owned enterprise (SOE) sectors in OECD countries (in terms of number, employment and economic value of enterprises), and provides a breakdown by main sectors and types of incorporation.

Enterprises (ACI Guidelines), the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (MNE Guidelines) and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Part II takes stock of measures for enhancing responsible business conduct in SOEs within Asian economies that have contributed to the OECD survey on SOE RBC practices (See Annex A). The