Definition: Ultimate investing country

Category: Business registers

The country in which the ultimate investor is resident is the ultimate investing country (UIC) for the investment in the direct investment enterprise. It is possible that the ultimate investor is a resident of the same economy as the direct investment enterprise. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/KS-32-10-216-EN-C-EN.pdf
Source:
OECD Benchmark definition of Foreign Direct Investment (edition 2008), quoted in Eurostat, "Business registers. Recommendations manual", Methodologies and Working Papers, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2010
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