Companies and regulators in emerging markets must improve corporate governance

Companies and regulators in emerging markets must improve corporate governance: collaboration key to success.

Extract from Global Corporate Governance Forum website:

Key Corporate Governance Issues in Emerging Markets: Theory and Practical Execution – June 11-12, 2012. Leipzig, Germany

The HHL Center for Corporate Governance, in collaboration with the Global Corporate Governance Forum, brought together senior representatives from academia, development institutions, companies and investors to provide a future-oriented assessment of the governance situations in three important regions of the world – Africa, Asia and Southern Europe.

While the conditions in the countries representing the three regions – Nigeria, Indonesia, and Croatia, respectively – are quite different, there were be many over-arching topics that are relevant to all regions.

Each regional session started with a presentation on the key issues and challenges for corporate governance reform in the selected country, followed by an assessment on how this experience reflects the regional trends and conditions. A panel discussion on how to advance corporate governance in the region concluded each session.

Important sessions of the conference focused on two key governance issues:

– The performance value of ‘good governance’ in emerging markets, based on the latest academic research and practical insights from large international investors.

– Corruption and practical ways of dealing with this major governance problem.

Full conference report (pdf)

For more detailed information, please visit the conference website. 

Background: 

The Handelshochschule Leipzig was founded 1898 and is Germany’s oldest university for business administration studies. In 2010, the Center for Corporate Governance was established at the HHL. Apart from research and educational projects, the Center promotes professional exchange between research and practice. Its research activities are focused on the relevance of good governance for performance, diversity and the development of governance in emerging countries.

 http://www.hhl.de/ccg

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