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Foreign Ownership Limitations

  • Database

  • April 2025
  • Region: Global
  • Exchange Data International
  • ID: 5354575

Comprehensive data that covers the limits and restrictions on investing abroad.

Foreign Ownership Limitations cover the limits on the amount a foreign firm or individual can invest in a business in another country through buying shares. This information is used by index providers in determining the “free float”.

The product has a coverage of 50 countries, 37 fields, and 58 Exchanges. The information can be loaded into internal systems that allow trading and settlement engines to accurately calculate whether a transaction will breach the limits.

The product can be easily customized to meet each individual customer’s needs through a range of customization options:

  • Delivery-based solutions to complement existing client infrastructure.
  • Content provided at the geographical or portfolio holding level.
  • Feeds containing particular formats, field content, and integrated client-level data items.
  • Foreign Investment Details
  • Foreign Investors: A Foreign investor can be either a natural person or a corporation/company, who has made an investment in business interests located in another country.
  • Total number of stocks held directly by foreigners: It indicates the total number of shares held by foreign stockholders in a company.
  • Direct holding ratio by foreigners: The foreign investors’ holding ratio is the ratio between the total number of stocks held by foreigners and the total number of outstanding shares issued by the company.
  • Upper limit on foreign investment: Upper limit on foreign investment is the maximum investment level allowed by the government to the foreign person/company.

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  • Director
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Organizations

  • Foreign Investors (individual/company)
  • Index providers
  • Law firms