| title | Direct investment abroad incl. SPEs (stocks) |
| region | Austria |
| unit | Euro |
| unit mult (smallest available) | Billion |
| comment | This item refers to the assets (end-of-period stocks) Austrian investors (natural and legal persons) hold in the form of participations (shares and other equity securities) in foreign companies. It consists of equity capital (nominal capital including retained earnings and loss carryovers), reinvested earnings, lending and borrowing vis-à-vis nonresident affiliated companies. In line with international conventions, this aggregate also includes foreign property owned by Austrians. Marking to market is applied. The stock is derived from quantity effects (transactions, such as new investments as well as disinvestments) and price effects (e.g. exchange-rate effects). |
| classification | not available |
| breaks | |
| frequency | quarterly |
| data available from | 1997 - 2013 Q4 02 - Q2 14 (The indicated data availability refers to the longest available time series irrespective of its duration.) |
| last update | 2014-10-20 17:40:19 |
| Source | OeNB |
| lag | 3 month |
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