By identifying the key practical issues, the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance provide the framework for IFC's activities in corporate governance: the rights and equitable treatment of shareholders, the role of stakeholders, disclosure and transparency, and the responsibilities of the Board of Directors.

Although the OECD Principles are universally applicable to all types of corporate governance systems in countries at all levels of economic development, they do not aim to provide detailed prescriptions for good corporate governance for particular companies. The challenge for IFC is to take this framework of international best practices of corporate governance and use it to add value to the wide spectrum of our client companies.

You can download the most recent language versions of the OECD Priciples of Corporate Governance from OECD website.

For the Spanish and Ukrainian versions please use the links below:

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