Latvia: corporate governance in Latvia - an OECD report

The OECD has published the review of corporate governance in Latvia that it undertook as part of Latvia's accession to OECD membership in 2016: see here.

UK: women on boards - Prime Minister has not ruled out quotas

The UK's Prime Minister made comments yesterday at the Northern Future Forum in Stockholm regarding board diversity and said that whilst he did not favour quotas the Government had not ruled out their introduction: see here and here. The countries taking part in the meeting - Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and the UK - have contributed to a document which provides some interesting information on board diversity and measures that have been taken: see here (pdf).

Latvia: NASDAQ OMX Riga Principles and Recommendations

The codes and principles directory maintained by the European Corporate Governance Institute has been updated to include a copy of the NASDAQ OMX Riga Principles of Corporate Governance and Recommendations on their Implementation: see here.

Baltic States: guidance on the governance of Government owned enterprises

The codes and principles directory maintained by the European Corporate Governance Institute has been updated to include a copy of the guidance on the governance of Government-owned enterprises published by the Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance: see here (pdf).