International Finance CorporationU.S. Department of Commerce2013-08-012013-08-012004-09-175-9614-0085-9https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14736The Russia corporate governance manual has been divided into and is published in six parts: (i) corporate governance introduced; (ii) good board practices; (iii) shareholder rights; (iv) information disclosure and transparency; (v) special focus section; and (vi) annexes model corporate governance documents. The first four parts contain chapters that focus on core corporate governance issues, such as a company's board structure, information disclosure practices, and shareholder rights. Part five focuses on corporate governance issues of particular importance in the Russian context, namely corporate governance concerns during a company's reorganization, within holding structures, and relating to enforcement. Part six, finally, offers practical tools in the form of model documents, for example company codes, by-laws, and contracts. All issues are closely examined through Russian law and regulations; the Federal Commission for the Securities Market's Code of Corporate Conduct (FCSM Code) Code and, when applicable, internationally recognized best practices. This manual also provides government officials, lawyers, judges, investors, and others with a framework for assessing the level of corporate governance practices in Russian companies. Finally, it serves as a reference tool for the educational institutions that will train the next generation of Russian managers, investors, and policy makers on good corporate governance practices.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO CAPITALACCESS TO CAPITAL MARKETSACCOUNTINGACCOUNTING STANDARDSACQUISITIONAUDIT COMMITTEEAUDITSBALANCE SHEETBALANCE SHEETSBENEFICIAL OWNERSBOARD MEETINGBOARD MEETINGSBOARD MEMBERBOARD MEMBERSBOOK VALUEBRANCHBRANCHESBUSINESS COMMUNITYBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIESBUYBACKCAPITAL MARKETSCASH FLOWSCENTRAL BANKCHAMBER OF COMMERCECHARTERCHARTER AMENDMENTSCHIEF ACCOUNTANTCIVIL CODECLAIMS OF CREDITORSCOLLECTIVECOMMERCIAL ENTITIESCOMMON SHARECOMMON SHARESCOMMON STOCKCOMPANYCOMPANY CHARTER ARTICLECOMPANY LAWCONFIDENTIAL INFORMATIONCONFIDENTIALITYCONFLICT OF INTERESTCONFLICTS OF INTERESTSCONSOLIDATIONCONTROLLING SHAREHOLDERCONTROLLING SHAREHOLDERSCONVERTIBLE BONDSCORPORATE BODIESCORPORATE CONDUCTCORPORATE DISPUTESCORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODECORPORATE GOVERNANCE REFORMCORPORATE GOVERNANCE STANDARDSCORPORATE GOVERNANCE SYSTEMCORPORATE PROPERTYCORPORATIONCREDITWORTHINESSDISBURSEMENTDIVIDENDDIVIDEND POLICYDIVIDEND RATEDIVIDENDSEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT CONTRACTEXCHANGE RATEFINANCE CORPORATIONFINANCIAL MARKETSFINANCIAL STATEMENTSFINANCIAL TRANSPARENCYFOREIGN CURRENCYGLOBAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCEGLOBAL ECONOMYGLOBAL LEADERSGOLDEN SHAREGOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCEGOVERNANCE PRACTICESGROUP OF SHAREHOLDERSHOLDINGHOLDING COMPANIESINCOMEINDEPENDENT DIRECTORINDEPENDENT DIRECTORSINFORMATION DISCLOSUREINTERESTED PARTIESINTERNAL CONTROLINTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICEINTERNATIONAL BUSINESSINTERNATIONAL FINANCEISSUANCEJOINT STOCK COMPANIESJOINT STOCK COMPANYLARGE COMPANIESLATE PAYMENTLEGAL ENTITIESLEGAL ENTITYLEGAL PROVISIONSLIQUIDATIONLIQUIDATION VALUELOSS STATEMENTLOSS STATEMENTSMAJOR SHAREHOLDERSMAJORITY OF VOTESMAJORITY VOTEMAJORITY VOTE OF SHAREHOLDERSMANAGERSMARKET VALUEMEANS OF COMMUNICATIONMEANS OF COMMUNICATIONSMERGERMINORITY SHAREHOLDERMINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONMINORITY SHAREHOLDERSMODEL CODEMODEL CONTRACTOPEN JOINT STOCK COMPANIESOPEN JOINT STOCK COMPANYOWNERSHIP STRUCTUREPARENT COMPANYPARTNERSHIPPARTYPAYMENT OF DIVIDENDSPERSONSPROPERTY RIGHTSREGULATORSREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSREORGANIZATIONREPUTATIONRESERVERESERVE FUNDRIGHTS OF MINORITY SHAREHOLDERSRIGHTS OF SHAREHOLDERSRISK MANAGEMENTSECURITIESSECURITIES MARKETSHARE OWNERSHIPSHAREHOLDERSHAREHOLDER REGISTERSHAREHOLDER RIGHTSSHAREHOLDER VOTINGSHAREHOLDERSSHAREHOLDERS RIGHTSSINGLE SHAREHOLDERSOLVENCYSTAKEHOLDERSSTOCK OPTIONSSUBSIDIARIESSUBSIDIARYSUBSIDIARY COMPANIESSUPERVISORY BOARDTRACK RECORDTRANSACTIONTURNOVERUNIONSVALUATIONVALUE OF ASSETSWorld Bank