Among the many corporate governance improvement resources available to IFC investment staff are seven key tools tailored to each of the five types of companies IFC invests in (listed companies, family companies, financial institutions, privatized transition economy companies, and state-owned enterprises).
Access corporate governance tools by selecting the type of company below:
In practice, many investee companies will not fit any one paradigm perfectly, but it would be impossible to develop different corporate governance tools for every conceivable type of company. In those cases where an investee company has characteristics of two paradigms (for example, listed companies with a family as the controlling shareholder) tools from both paradigms could be used in tandem. We are in the process of developing similar tools for other paradigms, including joint ventures and investment funds. In addition to the seven key Investment Officer Tools available directly from this site, numerous more specialized resources are available on this Web site. These include model documents on special issues, country-specific materials and further reading. *Specialized Information Request Lists are also available for family-owned financial institutions, listed companies in China and in Supervisory Board Systems. |