Definition: Shares by owner
Business registers
Recording % share ownership is important for identifying indirect control links (or checking the information available in sources). In Direct Investment statistics, as reported in the balance of payments, shareholdings of over 10 % are considered. It is also useful in identifying associate relationships and trade interest links and thus helps in dealing with monopolies policy. Recording shares below 10 % (portfolio investment) is likely to be too burdensome for register updating
Source:
Eurostat, "Business registers. Recommendations manual", Methodologies and Working Papers, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2010
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