Publication: Bhutan : State Owned Enterprises and Corporate Governance Report
dc.contributor.author | World Bank | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-03-14T15:43:31Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-03-14T15:43:31Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007-01 | |
dc.description.abstract | This paper reviews state-owned Enterprises (SOE) corporate governance in Bhutan, outlines SOE compensation and personnel management policies, and recommends policy options to improve state enterprise performance and facilitate greater autonomy in SOE pay and personal management. Following the OECD Guidelines on the Corporate Governance of State Owned Enterprises, the report defines an SOE as any enterprise with state ownership, a distinct legal form (separate from the public administration) and having commercial sales and revenues. This definition includes both wholly owned enterprises and those with minority state ownership. Recommendations are provided, and include strengthening the ownership function by creating a specialized division in the Ministry of Finance to represent the government as a shareholder; regularly monitor and assess SOE performance at the aggregate level; encourage active ownership and the systematic exercising of state ownership right; strengthen board responsibilities, qualifications, and independence; make transparent and explicit subsidies to various categories of consumers through SOEs, and measure the efficiency of their delivery to consumers; focus and streamline Royal Audit Authority (RAA) audits. | en |
dc.identifier | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/16449972/bhutan-state-owned-enterprises-corporate-governance-soe-cg-report | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1596/12722 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12722 | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Washington, DC | |
dc.rights | CC BY 3.0 IGO | |
dc.rights.holder | World Bank | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ | |
dc.subject | ACCOUNTABILITY | |
dc.subject | ACCOUNTING | |
dc.subject | ACCOUNTING STANDARDS | |
dc.subject | ADMINISTRATIVE MINISTRIES | |
dc.subject | AMALGAMATION | |
dc.subject | ANTI-CORRUPTION | |
dc.subject | ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION | |
dc.subject | AUDIT COMMITTEE | |
dc.subject | AUDIT COMMITTEES | |
dc.subject | AUTHORITY | |
dc.subject | BANKRUPTCY | |
dc.subject | BENEFICIAL OWNERS | |
dc.subject | BOARD MEETING | |
dc.subject | BOARD MEMBER | |
dc.subject | BOARD MEMBERS | |
dc.subject | BOARDS OF DIRECTOR | |
dc.subject | BOARDS OF DIRECTORS | |
dc.subject | BOND | |
dc.subject | BOND MARKET | |
dc.subject | CAPITAL EXPENDITURES | |
dc.subject | CAPITAL MARKET | |
dc.subject | CAPITAL MARKET REGULATION | |
dc.subject | CAPITAL STRUCTURE | |
dc.subject | CENTRAL BANK | |
dc.subject | CENTRAL DEPOSITORY | |
dc.subject | CEO | |
dc.subject | CEOS | |
dc.subject | CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | |
dc.subject | CHARTER | |
dc.subject | COMMERCIAL BANKS | |
dc.subject | COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES | |
dc.subject | COMMERCIAL ENTITIES | |
dc.subject | COMMON LAW | |
dc.subject | COMMON LAW COUNTRIES | |
dc.subject | COMPANIES ACT | |
dc.subject | COMPENSATION PACKAGES | |
dc.subject | COMPENSATION POLICIES | |
dc.subject | COMPENSATION POLICY | |
dc.subject | CONFLICT OF INTEREST | |
dc.subject | CONFLICTS OF INTEREST | |
dc.subject | CONSENSUS | |
dc.subject | CONSTITUTION | |
dc.subject | CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDERS | |
dc.subject | CORP. | |
dc.subject | CORPORATE AFFAIRS | |
dc.subject | CORPORATE ASSETS | |
dc.subject | CORPORATE BOARDS | |
dc.subject | CORPORATE BODIES | |
dc.subject | CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | |
dc.subject | CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REFORM | |
dc.subject | CORPORATE MANAGEMENT | |
dc.subject | CORPORATE OWNERSHIP | |
dc.subject | CORPORATE PERFORMANCE | |
dc.subject | CORPORATION | |
dc.subject | CORPORATIONS | |
dc.subject | COUNCIL OF MINISTERS | |
dc.subject | CREDIT CARD | |
dc.subject | CREDITORS | |
dc.subject | CURRENCY | |
dc.subject | DEBENTURES | |
dc.subject | DEBT | |
dc.subject | DEBT MANAGEMENT | |
dc.subject | DECISION MAKING | |
dc.subject | DECREE | |
dc.subject | DEMOCRACY | |
dc.subject | DEVELOPING COUNTRIES | |
dc.subject | DEVELOPMENT BANK | |
dc.subject | DEVELOPMENT FINANCE | |
dc.subject | DISCLOSURE | |
dc.subject | DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS | |
dc.subject | DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS | |
dc.subject | DISCLOSURE STANDARDS | |
dc.subject | DOMESTIC MARKET | |
dc.subject | DUE DILIGENCE | |
dc.subject | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | |
dc.subject | EMPLOYMENT GENERATION | |
dc.subject | ENABLING ENVIRONMENT | |
dc.subject | ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE | |
dc.subject | EXPENDITURE | |
dc.subject | FINANCIAL INFORMATION | |
dc.subject | FINANCIAL INSTITUTION | |
dc.subject | FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS | |
dc.subject | FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION | |
dc.subject | FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE | |
dc.subject | FINANCIAL PERFORMANCES | |
dc.subject | FINANCIAL RESOURCES | |
dc.subject | FINANCIAL SERVICES | |
dc.subject | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | |
dc.subject | FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY | |
dc.subject | FOREIGN EQUITY | |
dc.subject | FOREIGN EXCHANGE | |
dc.subject | GLOBAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | |
dc.subject | GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | |
dc.subject | GOOD GOVERNANCE | |
dc.subject | GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS | |
dc.subject | GOVERNANCE ISSUES | |
dc.subject | GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY | |
dc.subject | GOVERNMENT AGENCIES | |
dc.subject | GOVERNMENT AGENCY | |
dc.subject | GOVERNMENT COMPANIES | |
dc.subject | GOVERNMENT COMPANY | |
dc.subject | GOVERNMENT EQUITY | |
dc.subject | GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION | |
dc.subject | GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT | |
dc.subject | GOVERNMENT OWNED COMPANIES | |
dc.subject | GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP | |
dc.subject | GOVERNMENT POLICY | |
dc.subject | GOVERNMENT REVENUE | |
dc.subject | GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY | |
dc.subject | GOVERNMENT SUPPORT | |
dc.subject | HOLDING | |
dc.subject | HOLDINGS | |
dc.subject | HUMAN RESOURCE | |
dc.subject | HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | |
dc.subject | HUMAN RESOURCE POLICIES | |
dc.subject | HUMAN RESOURCES | |
dc.subject | INCORPORATION | |
dc.subject | INDIVIDUALS | |
dc.subject | INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES | |
dc.subject | INSOLVENCY | |
dc.subject | INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK | |
dc.subject | INSTRUMENT | |
dc.subject | INSURANCE | |
dc.subject | INSURANCE CORPORATION | |
dc.subject | INTERESTED PARTIES | |
dc.subject | INTERNAL AUDIT | |
dc.subject | INTERNAL AUDIT FUNCTION | |
dc.subject | INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS | |
dc.subject | LABOR MARKET | |
dc.subject | LABOR MARKETS | |
dc.subject | LAWS | |
dc.subject | LEGAL ACTION | |
dc.subject | LEGAL FORM | |
dc.subject | LEGAL FRAMEWORK | |
dc.subject | LEGISLATION | |
dc.subject | LEGISLATURE | |
dc.subject | LEVEL PLAYING FIELD | |
dc.subject | LIMITED | |
dc.subject | LOCAL COMPANIES | |
dc.subject | LONG-TERM INTEREST | |
dc.subject | LTD. | |
dc.subject | MAJORITY SHAREHOLDER | |
dc.subject | MANAGERS | |
dc.subject | MANDATES | |
dc.subject | MARKET CAPITALIZATION | |
dc.subject | MARKET CONDITIONS | |
dc.subject | MARKET DISTORTIONS | |
dc.subject | MARKET PRICE | |
dc.subject | MARKET REQUIREMENTS | |
dc.subject | MARKET VALUE | |
dc.subject | MINISTERS | |
dc.subject | MINISTRY OF FINANCE | |
dc.subject | MINORITY SHAREHOLDER | |
dc.subject | MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS | |
dc.subject | MONETARY AUTHORITY | |
dc.subject | NATIONAL BANK | |
dc.subject | NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT | |
dc.subject | OLD-AGE PENSIONS | |
dc.subject | OPPORTUNITY COST | |
dc.subject | PENSION | |
dc.subject | PENSION SYSTEM | |
dc.subject | PRESIDENCY | |
dc.subject | PRIVATE COMPANIES | |
dc.subject | PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH | |
dc.subject | PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION | |
dc.subject | PROTECTION OF MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS | |
dc.subject | PRUDENTIAL REGULATION | |
dc.subject | PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS | |
dc.subject | PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION | |
dc.subject | PUBLIC COMPANIES | |
dc.subject | PUBLIC COMPANY | |
dc.subject | PUBLIC RESOURCES | |
dc.subject | PUBLIC SECTOR | |
dc.subject | PUBLIC SECTOR PORTFOLIO | |
dc.subject | REGISTERED COMPANIES | |
dc.subject | REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES | |
dc.subject | REGULATORY AGENCIES | |
dc.subject | REGULATORY AGENCY | |
dc.subject | REGULATORY BODIES | |
dc.subject | REGULATORY FRAMEWORK | |
dc.subject | REPRESENTATIVES | |
dc.subject | RETURNS | |
dc.subject | SECURITIES | |
dc.subject | SECURITIES EXCHANGE | |
dc.subject | SEPARATION OF OWNERSHIP | |
dc.subject | SETTLEMENT | |
dc.subject | SHARE CAPITAL | |
dc.subject | SHAREHOLDER | |
dc.subject | SHAREHOLDERS MEETINGS | |
dc.subject | SOCIAL PROGRAMS | |
dc.subject | SOCIETY | |
dc.subject | SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS | |
dc.subject | SPECIFIC DUTIES | |
dc.subject | STAKEHOLDERS | |
dc.subject | STATE ADMINISTRATION | |
dc.subject | STATE BANKS | |
dc.subject | STATE ENTERPRISE | |
dc.subject | STATE ENTERPRISES | |
dc.subject | STATE OWNERSHIP | |
dc.subject | STATE-OWNED COMPANIES | |
dc.subject | STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES | |
dc.subject | STOCK EXCHANGE | |
dc.subject | SUBSIDIARIES | |
dc.subject | TAX | |
dc.subject | TOTAL EXPENDITURES | |
dc.subject | TRADING | |
dc.subject | TRANSPARENCY | |
dc.subject | TRUST LAW | |
dc.subject | TURNOVER | |
dc.subject | VOTING | |
dc.title | Bhutan : State Owned Enterprises and Corporate Governance Report | en |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
okr.date.disclosure | 2012-06-29 | |
okr.date.doiregistration | 2025-05-07T09:38:13.773175Z | |
okr.doctype | Economic & Sector Work::Corporate Governance Assessment (ROSC) | |
okr.doctype | Economic & Sector Work | |
okr.docurl | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/16449972/bhutan-state-owned-enterprises-corporate-governance-soe-cg-report | |
okr.globalpractice | Finance and Markets | |
okr.globalpractice | Governance | |
okr.guid | 641091468014937333 | |
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum | 000426104_20120629164007 | |
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum | 16449972 | |
okr.identifier.report | 70338 | |
okr.language.supported | en | |
okr.pdfurl | http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2012/06/29/000426104_20120629164007/Rendered/PDF/703380ESW0P0990n0SOE0CG0Study0Final.pdf | en |
okr.region.administrative | South Asia | |
okr.region.country | Bhutan | |
okr.sector | Industry and trade | |
okr.sector | Finance | |
okr.theme | Financial and private sector development :: Corporate governance | |
okr.topic | Law and Development::Corporate Law | |
okr.topic | Governance::National Governance | |
okr.topic | Finance and Financial Sector Development::Debt Markets | |
okr.topic | Banks and Banking Reform | |
okr.topic | Public Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures | |
okr.topic | Public Sector Development | |
okr.unit | Finance & PSD Department (SASFP) | |
okr.volume | 1 of 1 |
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