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DIRECT INVESTMENT ENTERPRISE [1 record]

Record 1 2010-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Service Industries
  • Investment
  • Corporate Economics
DEF

An incorporated or unincorporated enterprise in which a direct investor owns 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares or voting power of an incorporated enterprise or the equivalent of an unincorporated enterprise.

CONT

Direct investment enterprises comprise those entities that are: subsidiaries (an enterprise in which a non-resident investor owns more than 50 percent); associates (an enterprise in which a non-resident investor owns between 10 and 50 percent) and; branches (unincorporated enterprises wholly or jointly owned by a non-resident investor); and are either directly or indirectly owned ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entreprises de services
  • Investissements et placements
  • Économie de l'entreprise
DEF

Entreprise ayant ou non la personnalité juridique, dans laquelle un investisseur étranger détient au moins 10 % des actions ordinaires ou des droits de vote.

OBS

Une entreprise d'investissement direct peut être une filiale, une société affiliée ou une succursale.

Spanish

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