International Finance CorporationU.S. Department of Commerce2013-08-012013-08-012004-09-225-9614-0085-9https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14737The 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 CAPITAL MARKETSACCOUNTABILITYAGENCY COSTSAUTHORITYBANKRUPTCYBOARD MEMBERBOARD MEMBERSBUSINESS CASEBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS PRACTICESCAPITAL MARKETCAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENTCHAMBER OF COMMERCECHARTERCIVIL CODECOLLECTIVECONFEDERATIONCONFLICTS OF INTERESTCONSENSUSCORPORATE BEHAVIORCORPORATE BODIESCORPORATE CITIZENSHIPCORPORATE CONDUCTCORPORATE GOVERNANCECORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODECORPORATE GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORKCORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLESCORPORATE GOVERNANCE REFORMCORPORATE GOVERNANCE REFORMSCORPORATE GOVERNANCE STANDARDSCORPORATE GOVERNANCE SYSTEMCORPORATE LAWCORPORATE SECURITIESCORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYCORPORATIONSCORRUPTIONCOST OF CAPITALCOST OF EQUITYCOUNTRY TO COUNTRYCURRENCYDEBTDECISION-MAKINGDECISION-MAKING PROCESSDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDISCLOSUREDISPUTE RESOLUTIONDIVIDENDSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC PERFORMANCEEMERGING ECONOMIESEMERGING MARKETEMERGING MARKET ECONOMIESEMERGING MARKETSENACTMENTEQUITY PRICESEXECUTIVE BODIESFAIR VALUEFINANCE CORPORATIONFINANCIAL CRISESFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL MARKETSFINANCIAL RESULTSFINANCIAL STABILITYFINANCIAL STATEMENTSFINANCIAL TRANSPARENCYFIXED ASSETSFOREIGN INVESTORSFOREIGN MARKETSFOREIGN TRADEFRAUDGLOBAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCEGLOBAL ECONOMYGLOBAL INVESTORGLOBAL LEADERSGOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCEGOOD GOVERNANCEGOVERNANCE PRACTICEGOVERNANCE PRACTICESGOVERNMENT AUTHORITIESGOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONSGOVERNMENT OFFICIALSGOVERNMENTAL DECREESGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONGROUP OF SHAREHOLDERSHOLDING COMPANIESHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN RESOURCESINDEPENDENT DIRECTORINDEPENDENT DIRECTORSINDIVIDUALSINSIDER TRADINGINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKINSTITUTIONAL INVESTORINSTITUTIONAL INVESTORSINSURANCEINSURANCE INDUSTRIESINTANGIBLEINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYINTEREST RATESINTERNAL CONTROLINTERNAL CONTROLSINTERNATIONAL BUSINESSINTERNATIONAL CAPITALINTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MARKETSINTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONINTERNATIONAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCEINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETSINVESTMENT CLIMATEINVESTMENT DECISIONSINVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIESINVESTOR PROTECTIONJOB CREATIONJOINT STOCK COMPANIESJOINT STOCK COMPANYJURISDICTIONSLARGE SHAREHOLDERSLAWYERLEGAL ENTITIESLEGAL FORMLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGAL SYSTEMLEGISLATIONLEGISLATORSLIMITEDLIMITED LIABILITYLIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIESLIMITED LIABILITY COMPANYMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMAJORITY SHAREHOLDERMAJORITY SHAREHOLDERSMANAGERSMARKET CAPITALIZATIONMARKET ECONOMYMARKET PARTICIPANTSMINORITY SHAREHOLDERMINORITY SHAREHOLDERSNATIONSNATURAL RESOURCENON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSOPERATIONAL EFFICIENCYOPERATIONAL RISKSOWNERSHIP STRUCTUREOWNERSHIP STRUCTURESPARTNERSHIPPENSIONPENSION FUNDPENSION FUNDSPENSIONSPORTFOLIOPOTENTIAL INVESTORSPRIVATE ENTERPRISEPRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTPRIVATIZATIONPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC GOVERNANCEPUBLIC RELATIONSPUBLIC SECTORREGULATORREGULATORSREGULATORY BODIESREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREGULATORY REFORMREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSREORGANIZATIONREPRESENTATIVESREPUTATIONRIGHTS OF SHAREHOLDERSRISK MANAGEMENTRISK OF FRAUDSAVINGSSCANDALSCANDALSSECURITIESSECURITIES ISSUESSECURITIES MARKETSECURITIES MARKETSSHAREHOLDERSHAREHOLDER RIGHTSSHAREHOLDERSSINGLE SHAREHOLDERSOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIESSTAKEHOLDERSSTATE AGENCIESSTATE AGENCYSTATE-OWNED ENTERPRISESSTOCK EXCHANGESTOCK EXCHANGESSTOCK MARKETSUSTAINABLE GROWTHSUSTAINABLE REFORMTAXTAXATIONTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETRANSITION COUNTRIESTRANSPARENCYUNIONUNIVERSITIESVOTINGWEAK CORPORATE GOVERNANCEWORLD ECONOMYWorld Bank