The Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (Hanfa) announced on Tuesday that Croatia has been included for the first time in the OECD Corporate Governance Factbook 2025, marking a major milestone for the country’s regulatory and institutional development.

According to Hanfa, Croatia’s inclusion in the prestigious publication represents a significant acknowledgment of the agency’s and national institutions’ efforts in recent years to raise the quality of corporate governance and align domestic practices with the highest international standards.

The OECD Corporate Governance Factbook is a comprehensive global report that presents trends and the latest data on corporate governance across 52 countries. It serves as a key reference for policymakers, regulators, investors, and international organisations monitoring transparency, accountability, and sustainability in business practices.

The 2025 edition shows that corporate governance practices are increasingly monitored worldwide. Notably, 73% of countries covered by the report now prepare a national report assessing compliance with their respective corporate governance codes.

Additionally, the data reveal a growing emphasis on sustainability reporting:

• 90% of countries require companies to publish sustainability-related information, and

• 60% of them mandate independent verification or confirmation of those disclosures.

Hanfa stated that Croatia’s inclusion in the OECD Factbook “confirms that the reforms and initiatives undertaken over the past years are producing tangible results” and that the country is “on a clear path toward greater transparency, accountability, and investor confidence.”