The sale of publicly-owned oil, gas and minerals can have a significant impact on the development trajectory of resource-rich developing and emerging economies due to the large volume of commodities sold and the amount of money involved. Therefore, getting the buyer selection process right is a...

This report assesses the implementation of corporate governance reforms in the hydrocarbons sector in Ukraine, using as a benchmark the OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises. The Review identifies a set of detailed recommendations as priority areas for reform...

The OECD's Business Demography database contains information on variables such as birth rates (business entries), death rates (business exits) survival rates, or High-Growth enterprises rate for most OECD countries. Indicators are broken down by industry using the International Standard of...

Employees are all people covered by a contractual arrangement, working in an enterprise and receiving compensation for their work. People on sick leave, paid leave or vacation are included, while working proprietors, active business partners, unpaid family workers and home workers are excluded....

This Database covers indicators of firm activity at the subnational level which spans across the regions of 27 OECD countries, with two separate datasets one for employer and the other for all firms, including non-employer firms. The indicators present a set of demographic events which follow...

This indicator is measured as the number of employees in the manufacturing sector. An enterprise is defined as a legal entity possessing the right to conduct business on its own, for example to enter into contracts, own property, incur liabilities and establish bank accounts. An enterprise may...