Dividend payments by state-owned enterprises Policies and practices

This report addresses the importance of dividend policies for jurisdictions with profitable or potentially profitable state-owned enterprises (SOEs), against the background of current challenges in public finances and increasing pressures on SOEs to contribute revenues to the public purse. It explor...

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Corporate Authors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, The World Bank
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2024
Series:OECD Business and Finance Policy Papers
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Collection: OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This report addresses the importance of dividend policies for jurisdictions with profitable or potentially profitable state-owned enterprises (SOEs), against the background of current challenges in public finances and increasing pressures on SOEs to contribute revenues to the public purse. It explores how, and subject to what criteria, state-owners decide how much profit to distribute versus retain for future investments in commercially oriented SOEs where the state is a major shareholder. The report further attempts to establish good practices for dividend policies, and offers guidance to support state ownership entities in setting such policies
Physical Description:51 p. 21 x 28cm