Corporate Governance Country Assessment : Uruguay

This report provides an assessment of Uruguay's corporate governance policy framework, enforcement and compliance practices. It highlights recent improvements in corporate governance regulation, makes policy recommendations, and provides investors with a benchmark against which to measure corpo...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Corporate Governance Assessment (ROSC)
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CAPITAL ACCOUNTING ACTIVE MARKET ARBITRAGE ARBITRATION ASSET MANAGEMENT ASSET MANAGERS AUDIT COMMITTEES AUDIT STANDARDS BALANCE SHEET BANK CREDIT BANK LENDING BANKING SECTOR BANKRUPTCIES BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY COURT BANKRUPTCY LAW BID BIDS BOND BOND DEFAULTS BOND ISSUES BOND TRADING BONDS BORROWER BROKER BROKERAGE BROKERS BUY-BACKS CAPITAL FUND CAPITAL MARKET CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL MARKET LAWS CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITAL MARKETS DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL MARKETS REGULATOR CAPITAL STOCK CAPITAL STRUCTURES CASH FLOW CASH FLOWS CENTRAL BANK CENTRAL DEPOSITORY CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT CIVIL CODE CIVIL LAW COLLATERAL COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS COMMERCIAL CODE COMMERCIAL PAPER CONFLICT OF INTEREST CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CORPORATE BONDS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORKS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REFORMS CORPORATE INFORMATION CORPORATE LAW CORPORATE SECURITIES CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY COST OF CAPITAL CREDIT INFORMATION CREDIT RISK CREDIT SYSTEM CREDITOR CREDITOR RIGHTS CREDITORS CURRENCY CUSTODIAN BANKS CUSTODY DEBT DEBT ISSUES DEBT SECURITIES DEBTOR DERIVATIVE DISCLOSURE STANDARDS DISPUTE RESOLUTION DOMESTIC CREDIT DOMESTIC INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC STABILITY EFFICIENT MARKETS EMERGING MARKET EMERGING MARKET COUNTRIES ENFORCEMENT POWERS EQUITY MARKET EQUITY MARKET CAPITALIZATION EQUITY MARKETS EQUITY SECURITIES EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATE INSTABILITY EXTERNAL FINANCE EXTERNAL FINANCING FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL DISTRESS FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL INSTABILITY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL MARKET PARTICIPANTS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SECTORS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FIXED INCOME FIXED INCOME SECURITIES FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENTS FUTURES FUTURES MARKET GOVERNANCE ISSUES GOVERNANCE PRACTICES GOVERNANCE REGULATION GOVERNMENT SECURITIES HOLDING INSIDER TRADING INSTITUTION BUILDING INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES INTERNAL CONTROL INTERNAL CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE INTERNATIONAL SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INVESTING INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES INVESTMENT FUND INVESTMENT FUNDS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES INVESTOR CONFIDENCE INVESTOR PARTICIPATION INVESTOR PROTECTION ISSUANCE JURISDICTION LAW ENFORCEMENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL PROVISIONS LENDERS LENDING DECISION LEVEL OF RISK LIABILITY LIENS LIMITED LIABILITY LIQUIDATION LIQUIDITY LOAN RECOVERY MARKET CAP MARKET CONFIDENCE MARKET PARTICIPANTS MARKET REGULATOR MARKET VALUE MARKETS DEVELOPMENT MICRO-ENTERPRISES MINORITY INVESTORS MINORITY SHAREHOLDER MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS MONETARY FUND MORTGAGES MULTINATIONAL BANKS NOTARY NOTARY PUBLIC OUTSIDE INVESTOR PENSION PENSION FUND PENSION FUNDS PERSONAL GUARANTEES PLEDGES PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION PORTFOLIOS POTENTIAL INVESTORS PRICE RISK PRIVATE PENSION PROPERTY RIGHTS PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION PUBLIC OFFERINGS PUBLIC POLICY REGULATORY AGENCIES REGULATORY AUTHORITIES REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY STANDARDS RESERVES RETAIL INVESTORS RETIREMENT SAVINGS RIGHTS OF SHAREHOLDERS RISK ASSESSMENTS RULE OF LAW SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SECURITIES SECURITIES ISSUERS SECURITIES LAW SECURITIES MARKET SECURITIES MARKETS SECURITIES REGISTRATION SECURITIES REGULATOR SELF-REGULATION SETTLEMENT SETTLEMENT SERVICES SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDERS SIMULTANEOUS ISSUE STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK EXCHANGES STOCK MARKET STOCKS TAX TAX EXEMPTION TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPARENCY TREASURY TRUST FUND TRUST FUNDS TURNOVER UNSECURED LOAN WEAK CORPORATE GOVERNANCE WITHDRAWAL
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/09/16277926/uruguay-corporate-governance-country-assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8263