state owned enterprise reform infographic
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Overview of PSDI's SOE reform activity in 2012.TRANSCRIPT
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FREEING UPGOVERNMENTRESOURCES
OPENING MARKET FOR GOVERNMENT PRINTING
IMPROVINGSERVICEQUALITY
EMPLOYEEOWNED
INCENTIVESCREATED TOOPERATECOMMERCIALLY
MORECOMPETITIONIN THE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
THE THREE PRIMARY ISSUES WITH SOEs ARE
WHAT IS PSDI DOING TO HELP IMPROVE SOE PERFORMANCE?
3. HELPING SOEs OPERATE AS COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES
IN CONCLUSION
% RELATIVE TO HEALTH BUDGET SPENT ON SOEs
SOEs CROWD OUT THE PRIVATE SECTOR WITH THE BACKING OF GOVERNMENT FUNDING, LIMITING PRIVATE SECTOROPPORTUNITIES
GOVERNMENTS SPEND MONEY ON SOEs THAT COULD BE BETTER ALLOCATED TO SOCIAL SECTORS
1. REFORM OF POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK
NEW AND AMENDED LAWS IN:
2. STRENGTHENING GOVERNANCE OF SOEs
REDUCING POLITICAL DOMINATION OF BOARDS
ENHANCING DIRECTORSSKILLS
LEADING TOBETTERACCOUNTABILITY
TONGA MACHINERY SOLOMON ISLANDPRINTERS
% OF ACCOUNTS SUBMITTED ON TIME
% OF SOE DIRECTORS THAT ARE MINISTERS OR CIVIL SERVANTS IN SAMOA
PROMOTINGGENDER DIVERSITYOF BOARDS
THE LAWS NOW PROMOTE EFFICIENT, COMMERCIALLY DRIVEN SOES, ENSURING BETTER CORPORATE PLANNING, FULFILLMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICE OBLIGATIONS, AND GREATER INDEPENDENCE
PSDI ADVOCATES REDUCED REPRESENTATION OF MINISTERS AND CIVIL SERVANTS ON SOE BOARDS, TRAINS UP POTENTIAL FUTURE DIRECTORS, INCLUDING WOMEN, AND ENCOURAGES TIMELY REPORTING TO IMPROVE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
GOVERNMENT BACKING SOEsTAX FUNDS
TAX FUNDS
SAMOA
250 DIRECTORS TRAINEDIN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
TONGAMARSHALL ISLANDSSOLOMON ISLANDS
2010 2012 2007 2011 15%
49%
6 %
% OF DIRECTORS ON BOARDS THAT ARE WOMEN
OVERALL, SOE REFORMS ARE REDUCING THE DRAIN ON PACIFICECONOMIES THROUGH
1. REDUCED GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR SOEs2. INCREASED PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT3. HELPING SOEs OPERATE AS COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES
65% 87%
SASAPE MARINA
ONLY 19 OUT OF 135 SOEs HAVE BENEFITED FROM ADB SUPPORT FOR PRIVATIZATION ANDCOMMERCIALIZATION
19
135
BUT SIGNIFICANT EFFORT TO REFORMSOEs IN THE PACIFICIS STILL NEEDED
FOR EVERY
INVESTED BY GOVERNMENTS ON SOEs, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) IS ONLY
IMPACTED BY:
$1$0.19 Fiji
$0.21 SolomonIslands
$0.13 Samoa
$0.27 Tonga
$0.04Marshall Islands
SOEs ARE UP TO 8X LESS PRODUCTIVE THAN THE PRIVATE SECTOR
SOEs PRIVATE SECTOR
LOW RETURNS ON INVESTMENT: ABSORBING LARGE AMOUNTS OF CAPITAL, BUT GENERATING LITTLE REVENUE
Tonga48%
Samoa60%
Solomon Islands42%
Marshall Islands33%
CREATION OF ANINTERNATIONALSHIP REPAIRFACILITY
CREATION OFNEW JOBS
REVITALIZATIONOF THE TOWN
REFORMING STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
TELECOMS WATERPRINTING SHIPPINGBANKING
THEY ARE CREATED TO PROVIDE A SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC, BUT THEY MOSTLY HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT
ON GROWTH AND SLOW THE ECONOMY DOWN
State-owned enterprises (SOEs) are businesses owned in part or in full by Pacific governments. They generally operate in the areas of infrastructure, utilities, and banking. Because they are often inefficient, they place a significant strain on these small economies. Recently, these governments, together with the Asian Development Bank, have been working toward reform of SOEs to improve their performance and reduce the burden on Pacific Island countries.
AVIATION POWER
Pacific Liason and Coordination OfficeLevel 18, 1 Margaret Street, Sydney NSW 2000, AustraliaTel +61 2 8270 9444 Fax +61 2 8270 9445 [email protected]
The Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative (PSDI) is jointly funded by the Asian Development Bank and the Australian Agency for International Development.