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On the Governance of State-Owned Economic Groups in Vietnam


Woochan Kim


Korea University Business School; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI); Asia Corporate Governance Institute (AICG)

Il-Chong Nam


KDI School of Public Policy and Management

Tran Tien Cuong


Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM)

April 12, 2010


Abstract:     
In this paper, we diagnose the current status of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Vietnam, identify their key governance challenges, and recommend policy directions in light of Korea’s and other countries’ experiences. Among various types of SOEs in Vietnam, we limit our focus to economic groups introduced since 2006. We recommend (i) to re-clarify the objective of economics groups, (ii) to reconcile the conflicting objectives, (iii) to expand and strengthen the role of SCIC, (iv) to strengthen the internal governance mechanism, (v) to develop a well-functioning capital market, (vi) to limit the diversification into non-core business areas, (vii) to enhance the transparency of ownership structure, and (viii) to strengthen the protection of minority shareholders.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 42

Keywords: SOE, ownership structure, governance, investor protection, Vietnam

JEL Classification: L22, L32, O16, O53, P2

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Date posted: December 22, 2010 ; Last revised: April 1, 2011

Suggested Citation

Kim, Woochan, Nam, Il-Chong and Cuong, Tran Tien, On the Governance of State-Owned Economic Groups in Vietnam (April 12, 2010). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1729093 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1729093

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Woochan Kim (Contact Author)
Korea University Business School ( email )
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Asia Corporate Governance Institute (AICG) ( email )
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Korea
Il-Chong Nam
KDI School of Public Policy and Management ( email )
P.O. Box 184
Seoul 130-868, 130-868
Korea
Tran Tien Cuong
Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) ( email )
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