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• A Guide to Corporate Governance Practices in the European Union

  International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group, Washington, DC, 2015-06-25)

  As one of the most rapidly changing
 corporate governance environments in the world, Europe
 represents a microcosm of the exciting innovation happening
 in the corporate governance arena, ranging from new
 approaches to board-level corporate governance practices to
 changes in regulatory requirements at the legislative level.
 Representing a diverse mix of nations at various stages of
 economic development and market maturity, the European Union
 as an entity is demonstrating the broad value of a
 prioritized focus on corporate governance while accounting
 for individual country and company circumstances. This
 publication, a guide to Corporate Governance practices in
 the European Union, offers an overview of the changes taking
 place across the EU’s corporate governance landscape. It
 provides a focused examination of specific regulations and
 practices as well as a frank assessment of the challenges
 that remain. The value of this publication is that it
 examines the issues from all sides. It assesses the steps
 forward and steps backward, the progress made and the gaps
 that remain, presenting the sometimes widely varying
 perspectives of owners, boards, management, and other
 stakeholders to create a complete picture of the European
 corporate governance environment.
• Reforming Corporate Governance : Experiences with Public Takeover Bids in Chile and Panama

  Barsallo, Carlos A.; Clarke de la Cerda, Alvaro (International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC, 2014-07-23)

  Focus 6 covers the experiences of two
 high-profile cases in Chile and Panama and analyzes reforms
 that shape new legislation and protect minority
 shareholders. The first article in this publication explores
 the impact the reforms to the regulation of corporate
 governance in 2000 on the capital market in Chile. After
 seven years of implementing the new law it is possible to
 consider, with a more informed vision, what the positive and
 negative elements that strengthening the regulation of
 corporate governance have brought. The experience of Panama
 is also an ironic commentary on the Chilean experience. It
 is the case for reform to protect minority shareholders
 which was introduced by the Panamanian securities regulator.
 In reaction to this, some interested individuals rejected
 the reform proposal in theory, tying up the initiative in
 the courts, but accepted it and followed it in practice. And
 continue to do so even today. The history, regulation and
 the practice of takeovers in Panama presents interesting
 paradoxical and contradictory features, which can provide
 lessons that can be of general use.
• Who's Running the Company?

  International Center for Journalists; Global Corporate Governance Forum (International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC, 2012-10)

  The media guide aims at helping business
 journalists report on corporate governance and raise public
 awareness of the impact it has on businesses, shareholders,
 and the broader community of stakeholders. This report will
 help journalists develop clear and compelling stories that
 examine how a company is governed. It was produced by
 IFC's Global Corporate Governance Forum in partnership
 with the International Center for Journalists, an
 organization that advances quality journalism worldwide.
 Topics include the media's role reporting on corporate
 governance, how a board of directors functions, what
 financial reports reveal, and how to track down information
 that sheds light on a company's performance in an
 informed way.