Overview

In many countries, State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) play an important role in economic growth and social development but face significant challenges including financial performance, service delivery and market discipline. SOE reforms are critical to development outcomes and the World Bank Group’s (WBG) twin goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. The WBG offers an integrated approach to SOE reform with the objective to provide a comprehensive menu of solutions to address issues related to SOEs role in the market such as debt, fiscal and distributional impacts; corporate governance; and state-owned financial institutions.