| top 100 overall – corporate governance ranking of emerging market companies | ||||||||||
| Rank | Company | Country | Sector | Score | Ownership transparency and rights | Financial transparency | Board structure and process | Stakeholder relations | Alignment of managerial interests | |
| ‘05 | ‘04 | |||||||||
| 1 | 27 | MTN Group | South Africa | Telecommunications | 118.4 | 23 | 44 | 20 | 16.5 | 14.9 |
| 2 | 1 | DRD GOLD | South Africa | Metals & mining | 117 | 19 | 42 | 26 | 17.5 | 12.5 |
| 3 | 7 | Corporación GEO | Mexico | Construction | 115.7 | 20 | 42 | 18 | 15.7 | 20 |
| 4 | 81 | POSCO | Korea | Iron & steel | 111.4 | 20 | 40 | 15 | 13.5 | 23 |
| 5 | 2 | KT Corporation | Korea | Telecommunications | 108.8 | 26 | 43 | 17 | 13.5 | 9.3 |
| 6 | 108 | Ayala Land | Philippines | Property | 108.5 | 19 | 40 | 25 | 10.5 | 14 |
| 7 | – | Slovenske Electrarne | Slovakia | Utilities | 106.7 | 14 | 36 | 23 | 20.3 | 13.4 |
| 8 | 56 | Aneka Tambang (Persero) | Indonesia | Metals & mining | 105.8 | 18 | 39 | 19 | 17.7 | 12.1 |
| 9 | 36 | Petrobras |
Brazil | Oil & gas | 105.5 | 14 | 42 | 19 | 18.5 | 12 |
| 10 | 75 | Kookmin Bank | Korea | Banking & financial | 104.7 | 20 | 43 | 15 | 14.7 | 12 |
| 11 | 6 | China Resources Enterprise | China incl HK | Conglomerate | 104.1 | 18 | 34 | 20 | 16.5 | 15.6 |
| 12 | 88 | Grupo IMSA | Mexico | Manufacturing | 103.6 | 24 | 30 | 22 | 11.5 | 16.1 |
| 13 | 46 | Siam Commercial Bank | Thailand | Banking & financial | 103.4 | 22 | 38 | 21 | 10.4 | 12 |
| 14 | 20 | Tanjong | Malaysia | Leisure & tourism | 102.6 | 20 | 42 | 21 | 10.6 | 9 |
| 15 | 25 | Kasikornbank | Thailand | Banking & financial | 101.8 | 21 | 37 | 20 | 11.8 | 12 |
| 16 | 11 | Siam Cement | Thailand | Construction | 101.6 | 18 | 42 | 18 | 11.5 | 12.1 |
| 17 | 8 | Banco Itau Holding Financeira | Brazil | Banking & financial | 101.6 | 20 | 38 | 20 | 18.6 | 5 |
| 18 | – | Homex | Mexico | Construction | 100.6 | 18 | 34 | 22 | 11.6 | 15.1 |
| 19 | 142 | Gerdau | Brazil | Iron & steel | 100 | 13 | 39 | 22 | 9.9 | 16.1 |
| 20 | 41 | Banco Santander | Chile | Banking & financial | 99.9 | 18 | 38 | 18 | 10.9 | 15 |
| 21 | 21 | Samsung Electronics | Korea | Technology | 99.6 | 25 | 39 | 17 | 6.9 | 11.7 |
| 22 | 97 | PTT | Thailand | Oil & gas | 99.5 | 16 | 39 | 18 | 14.5 | 12 |
| 23 | – | HDFC Bank | India | Banking & financial | 99 | 21 | 39 | 24 | 7 | 8 |
| 24 | – | Telecom Argentina | Argentina | Telecommunications | 98.5 | 19 | 32 | 16 | 17.5 | 14.1 |
| 25 | 9 | Standard Bank Group | South Africa | Banking & financial | 96.9 | 17 | 40 | 21 | 9.9 | 9 |
| 26 | 187 | Bank BPH | Poland | Banking & financial | 96.8 | 18 | 35 | 11 | 17.8 | 15 |
| 27 | 12 | Firstrand | South Africa | Banking & financial | 96.5 | 14 | 36 | 24 | 12.5 | 10 |
| 28 | – | Antam | Indonesia | Mining | 95.9 | 12 | 38 | 17 | 17.4 | 11.5 |
| 29 | 29 | Maxis Communications Berhad | Malaysia | Telecommunications | 95 | 17 | 38 | 18 | 10 | 12 |
| 30 | 136 | Hutchison Whampoa | China incl HK | Conglomerate | 94.6 | 13 | 35 | 22 | 14.5 | 10.1 |
| 31 | – | Suramericana de Inversiones | Colombia | Banking & financial | 94.6 | 14 | 33 | 16 | 17.6 | 14 |
| 32 | – | Gamuda | Malaysia | Construction | 94.5 | 26 | 34 | 12 | 10.6 | 12 |
| 33 | – | ATF Bank | Kazakhstan | Banking & financial | 94.5 | 25 | 27 | 14 | 14.5 | 14 |
| 34 | – | MDM Bank | Russia | Banking & financial | 93.7 | 13 | 30 | 12 | 24.1 | 14.6 |
| 35 | – | Alliance Bank | Kazakhstan | Banking & financial | 92.7 | 22 | 29 | 13 | 15.1 | 13.5 |
| 36 | 47 | Globetronics Technology | Malaysia | Telecommunications | 92.6 | 11 | 37 | 18 | 15.8 | 10.8 |
| 37 | 55 | IOI Corporation | Malaysia | Manufacturing | 92.6 | 12 | 38 | 16 | 13.5 | 13.1 |
| 38 | – | Caspian Bank | Kazakhstan | Banking & financial | 91.6 | 19 | 29 | 11 | 14.5 | 18.1 |
| 39 | 44 | Sasol | South Africa | Petrochemicals | 91.6 | 16 | 40 | 17 | 9.6 | 9 |
| 40 | – | Pravex Bank | Ukraine | Banking & financial | 91.5 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 11.8 | 13.7 |
| 41 | 51 | AMMB Holdings | Malaysia | Banking & financial | 90.9 | 14 | 40 | 17 | 10.9 | 9 |
| 42 | – | Telesp Celular Participacoes | Brazil | Telecommunications | 90.6 | 20 | 34 | 16 | 17.5 | 3.1 |
| 43 | 90 | Advanced Info Service | Thailand | Telecommunications | 90.5 | 13 | 37 | 13 | 15.5 | 12 |
| 44 | 4 | Harmony Gold Mining | South Africa | Metals & mining | 90.1 | 11 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 9.1 |
| 45 | – | Itera | Russia | Oil & gas | 89.9 | 17 | 27 | 13 | 12.5 | 20.4 |
| 46 | 59 | Lafarge Malayan Cement | Malaysia | Construction | 89.9 | 13 | 34 | 29 | 8 | 5.9 |
| 47 | 10 | CLP Holdings | China incl HK | Utilities | 88.7 | 15 | 39 | 16 | 8.4 | 10.3 |
| 48 | 60 | Amway Holdings | Malaysia | Retail | 88.6 | 20 | 38 | 12 | 9.6 | 9 |
| 49 | 147 | Asian Property Development | Thailand | Property | 88.2 | 21 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 18.2 |
| 50 | – | Itausa – Investimentos Itau | Brazil | Banking & financial | 88.2 | 20 | 29 | 16 | 15.6 | 7.6 |
| 51 | 48 | Megaworld Corporation | Philippines | Property | 87.8 | 12 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 14.8 |
| 52 | 181 | ICICI Bank | India | Banking & financial | 87.8 | 17 | 42 | 21 | 7.8 | 0 |
| 53 | – | UralSib Bank | Russia | Banking & financial | 87.6 | 9 | 28 | 15 | 20.3 | 15.3 |
| 54 | – | Shin Corporation | Thailand | Media | 87.3 | 12 | 31 | 20 | 10.4 | 13.9 |
| 55 | – | Hang Seng Bank | China incl HK | Banking & financial | 86.5 | 15 | 35 | 14 | 13.5 | 9 |
| 56 | 43 | United Overseas Bank | Singapore | Banking & financial | 86.1 | 16 | 34 | 18 | 10.4 | 7.8 |
| 57 | – | Gedeon Richter | Hungary | Pharmaceuticals | 85.9 | 18 | 33 | 10 | 19.9 | 5 |
| 58 | 96 | Kazakhtelecom | Kazakhstan | Telecommunications | 85.9 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 14.3 | 13.6 |
| 59 | 86 | Philippine Long Distance Telephone Philippines | Telecommunications | 85 | 20 | 32 | 16 | 11 | 6 | |
| 60 | 95 | Aeroflot | Russia | Airlines & aviation | 84.8 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 18.5 | 14.3 |
| 61 | – | Sunway Holdings | Malaysia | Conglomerate | 84.7 | 14 | 29 | 13 | 9.6 | 19.1 |
| 62 | – | Astro All Asia Networks | Malaysia | Media | 84.4 | 19 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 8.4 |
| 63 | – | UEM World | Malaysia | Construction | 84.1 | 13 | 30 | 19 | 9.9 | 12.1 |
| 64 | – | Cheung Kong Holdings | China incl HK | Property | 82.6 | 15 | 31 | 13 | 13.5 | 10.2 |
| 65 | 165 | RG Brands | Kazakhstan | Food, drink & tobacco | 82.2 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 15.9 | 15.2 |
| 66 | 190 | China Airlines | Taiwan | Airlines & aviation | 81.5 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 14.3 | 22.3 |
| 67 | 220 | CEZ | Czech Republic | Utilities | 81.2 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 13.1 | 11 |
| 68 | – | Lukoil | Russia | Oil & gas | 80.5 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 16.5 |
| 69 | 107 | Cesky Telecom | Czech Republic | Telecommunications | 80.4 | 13 | 33 | 13 | 13.4 | 8 |
| 70 | 93 | Hyundai Motor | Korea | Automotive | 80.2 | 22 | 32 | 16 | 6.5 | 3.7 |
| 71 | – | Ceska Pojistovna | Czech Republic | Insurance | 80 | 15 | 28 | 14 | 16 | 7 |
| 72 | – | Singapore Technologies Engineering | Singapore | Technology | 79.5 | 13 | 29 | 14 | 12.5 | 11 |
| 73 | – | Bancpost | Romania | Banking & financial | 78.1 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 11.1 | 11 |
| 74 | 221 | Central Puerto | Argentina | Utilities | 78 | 16 | 33 | 17 | 3 | 9 |
| 75 | 144 | Bank Zachodni WBK | Poland | Banking & financial | 77.8 | 12 | 33 | 10 | 14.5 | 8.3 |
| 76 | 171 | United Microelectronics Corporation | China incl HK | Manufacturing | 76.9 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 8.1 | 12.8 |
| 77 | 216 | Empresa nacional de Electricidad | Chile | Utilities | 76.7 | 11 | 28 | 12 | 16.7 | 9 |
| 78 | – | Bavaria | Colombia | Food, drink & tobacco | 76.6 | 17 | 26 | 14 | 10.5 | 9.1 |
| 79 | 191 | Akbank | Turkey | Banking & financial | 76.4 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 11.5 | 16.9 |
| 80 | 143 | Besalco | Chile | Construction | 76.3 | 16 | 27 | 16 | 10.5 | 6.8 |
| 81 | 82 | Komercni banka | Czech Republic | Banking & financial | 76 | 10 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 11 |
| 82 | 146 | Fubon Financial Holdings | Taiwan | Banking & financial | 76 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 12.3 | 14.7 |
| 83 | – | Singapore Airlines | Singapore | Airlines & aviation | 74.9 | 14 | 35 | 14 | 6.9 | 5 |
| 84 | 126 | Eesti Telekom | Estonia | Telecommunications | 74.8 | 9 | 32 | 15 | 14.9 | 3.9 |
| 85 | 173 | Braskem | Brazil | Petrochemicals | 74.2 | 14 | 30 | 11 | 7.1 | 12 |
| 86 | – | Credicorp | Peru | Banking & financial | 73 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 9 |
| 87 | – | Grupo Financiero Galicia | Argentina | Banking & financial | 71 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 15.8 | 13.2 |
| 88 | 175 | Kim Hin Industry | Malaysia | Consumer goods | 71 | 13 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 5 |
| 89 | – | Banpu | Thailand | Mining | 70.7 | 11 | 23 | 12 | 10.4 | 14.3 |
| 90 | – | Thai Oil | Thailand | Oil & gas | 70.4 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 10.4 | 9 |
| 91 | 199 | Lietuvos Telekomas | Lithuania | Telecommunications | 70.4 | 14 | 28 | 12 | 11.5 | 4.9 |
| 92 | 168 | Tele Norte Leste Participacoes | Brazil | Telecommunications | 69.5 | 12 | 24 | 14 | 7.5 | 12 |
| 93 | 186 | Grindeks | Latvia | Pharmaceuticals | 69.1 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 17.9 | 9.2 |
| 94 | 166 | Defense Energy Support Center | Mexico | Conglomerate | 68.8 | 11 | 27 | 10 | 11.5 | 9.3 |
| 95 | 193 | EFES Beverage Group | Turkey | Food, drink & tobacco | 68.2 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 11.5 | 12.8 |
| 96 | – | BALTIKA | Estonia | Food, drink & tobacco | 65.8 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 23.5 | 3.3 |
| 97 | – | Merko Ehitus | Estonia | Oil & gas | 65.5 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 9.5 | 16 |
| 98 | 198 | Chinatrust Financial Holding | Taiwan | Banking & financial | 64.4 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 9.9 | 4.5 |
| 99 | – | MOL | Hungary | Oil & gas | 63.1 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 9.9 | 11.1 |
| 100 | – | Sabanci Holding | Turkey | Oil & gas | 62 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 11.5 | 5.6 |