Reports
Browse through our wide range of reports which includes the iSOEF Frameworks, Regional SOE Corporate Governance Studies, Country SOE Corporate Governance Assessments, SOE Market Reports and other World Bank Group Reports.
Integrated State-Owned Enterprises Framework Reports
In this section, you will find the collection of the integrated State-Owned Enterprises Framework (iSOEF) that assess countries' State-Owned Enterprises sector and its current reform trends.
Bulgaria's transition to a market economy involved massive privatizations over the past few decades, however the central government still retains a portfolio of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs)…
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This report applies the new World Bank integrated State-Owned Enterprises Framework (iSOEF) methodology to assess The Gambia´s SOE sector and its current reform trends. The report provides one of…
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The report provides one of the first comprehensive applications of the World Bank’s new integrated SOE framework (iSOEF) in Europe. Based on firm-level data, it provides analytical arguments…
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Regional SOE Corporate Governance Studies
The World Bank has developed studies focusing on SOE corporate governance aspects by region.
The Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises in Europe and Central Asia Survey analyzes the transparency and control environment governing state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in selected…
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The main objective of this report is to provide a descriptive analysis of the current practices and trends of corporate governance of State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) in several Latin-American…
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In South Asia, as in other regions of the world, state-owned enterprises (SOEs) remain important economic players despite a strong wave of privatizations in the 1990s and 2000s. SOEs in South Asia…
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Country SOE Corporate Governance Assessments
This section is a compilation of SOE corporate governance studies by country.
This study analyzes the financial performance, fiscal impact and corporate governance of state-owned enterprises (SOE) in Angola with reference to the standards of the Organization for Economic…
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This study analyzes the corporate governance framework and financial performance of state-owned enterprises (SOE) in Cameroon, with reference to the standards of the Organization for Economic…
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SOEs in the Maldives play a critical role in the development of the economy as they are located in strategic sectors and provide essential goods and services. SOEs are one of the main drivers of…
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SOE Market Reports
This section provides reports on the role and market-related effects of SOEs. For a comprehensive repository of the Country Private Sector Diagnostic (CPSD), please refer to the external CPSD page.
The objective of this report is to identify existing regulatory restraints to competition in key sectors and the economy as a whole and use them to design an effective competition policy for the…
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This report is designed to support the Government of Ukraine as it strives to promote robust and sustainable growth through market-based reforms. The report examines Ukraine’s market conditions,…
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Following a successful and hard-earned macroeconomic stabilization, Egypt’s economy is at a turning point. The strengthened macroeconomic fundamentals have restored confidence in the economy, but…
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Other World Bank Group Reports
State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) play a major role in many developing and emerging economies, where governments use them to achieve economic, social, and political objectives. SOEs deliver and…
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Countries around the world are facing the need to build effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions. There has never been a more important moment to tackle this agenda, as countries grapple…
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The impact of SOEs is likely to be greater than those statistics suggest, because many operate in infrastructure industries—telecommunications, transportation,…
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