निम्नलिखित कथनों में से कौन-सा एक, उपर्युक्त परिच्छेद द्वारा व्यक्त युक्तयुक्त अनुमान को सर्वोत्तम रूप में प्रतिबिंबित करता है ?

Correct Option: Good corporate governance improves the credibility of the firms.

The passage highlights that good corporate governance provides accountability and control, is driven by international capital markets, and enhances a firm's access to external financing by ensuring disclosure, accurate financial reporting, and equal treatment of stakeholders. Investors prefer placing funds where these high standards are met. The logical inference from this is that good corporate governance builds trust, transparency, and credibility for firms, making them attractive to investors and facilitating external financing. Option (b) directly reflects this inference: good corporate governance improves the credibility and market standing of firms. Options (a), (c), and (d) misstate the causal direction or focus on incorrect elements.