Web Links for Corporate Governance in Transition Economies:
 BULGARIA - Corporate
Governance Initiative
The Corporate Governance Initiative for Bulgaria (CGI) is
a coalition of Bulgarian non-governmental organizations established
in 1999. The main objective of the CGI is to facilitate the
adoption of relevant corporate governance standards and procedures
that would ensure accountability and transparency in business
operations in Bulgaria and Central and Eastern Europe.
BULGARIA - Center for Economic
Development
The CED recognizes that good corporate governance practices
cannot simply be legislated, thus, encourages the private
and public sector to jointly work to improve corporate governance
and promote enforcement of, and compliance with, legislation.
The CED has been working with the international, Bulgarian
and other private sector organizations throughout SEE and
CEE to improve corporate governance practices and principles.
ROMANIA - International
Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
Web page featuring a voluntary code of corporate governance
developed by the Romanian Strategic Alliance of Business Associations
and adopted in part by the Bucharest Stock Exchange.
POLAND -
Polish Corporate Governance Forum
This website is the information platform for the Polish Corporate
Governance Forum (PCGF) set up in April 2001 as an independent,
pro publico bono, bottom up initiative of the Gdansk Institute
for Market Economics. It provides up-to-date information on
the most interesting papers, research activities and events
in corporate governance in Poland and other Central and Eastern
European countries.
RUSSIA - Corporate
Governance in Russia
A joint project of the Center for International Private Enterprise
(CIPE) and the Investor Protection Association (IPA), implemented
within the framework of the OECD/World Bank - Russian Corporate
Governance Roundtable Series. Here you can find information
on corporate governance and the protection of investors' rights
in the Russian market, as well as exchange opinions and share
your experience.
RUSSIA - Russian Institute
of Directors
This website focuses on putting in place efficient corporate
governance principles in Russian companies, and includes the
recently drafted Code of Corporate Conduct. Key partners of
the Institute include the Federal Commission for the Securities
Market in Russia, the OECD and the Institute for Stock Market
Management, a long-time CIPE partner governance reform.
GLOBAL - Center
for International Private Enterprise
CIPE's award-winning website includes articles, project descriptions,
and links to organizations undertaking corporate governance
initiatives around the world.
World Bank
Organization
for Economic Cooperation and Development
Transparency
International
Corporate Governance
Global Corporate Governance
Forum
Competitiveness Web site links
www.competitiveness.bg
The Bulgaria Competitiveness Institute, implemented by Management
Systems International in association with J.E. Austin, Associates,
Inc.
www.competitiveness.lk
The Sri Lanka Competitiveness Initiative homepage, sponsored
by USAID and implemented by J.E. Austin, Associates.
www.seasia-strategy.com
Competitiveness building in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia,
and the Philippines, sponsored by the USAID and implemented
by J.E.Austin Associates and Nathan Associates.
www.compete.org
U.S. Council on competitiveness.
www.cid.harvard.edu/andes/
Harvard University Andean Competitiveness Project, a joint
effort of Corporacin Andina de Fomento and the Center for
International Development at Harvard University to help generate
conditions for decisive change in the Andean countries.
www.competitiveness.org
The Competitiveness Institute, a professional group for cluster
development advisors, which held its first international conference
on cluster development in Barcelona in 1998.
www.competitiveness.com
Competitiveness.com is an international group with headquarters
in Barcelona, specialized in the implementation of business-to-business
vertical portals with a cluster approach.
www1.oecd.org/tds/leed/what.htm
OECD LEED -- Local Economic and Employment Development programme.
www.idaireland.com
Irish Investment and Development Agency
The Competitiveness
Initiative
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