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Foreign ownership of British companies listed on the stock exchange has increased to over 50 per cent. Evan Davis and guests discuss why this has happened and whether it matters? What has happened... to Margaret Thatcher's dream of creating a nation of shareholders? Over the last decade there's been a big increase in the amount of foreign ownership. ONS figures show foreign investors now own over fifty per cent of shares listed on the stock exchange.
Foreign ownership of British companies listed on the stock exchange has increased to over 50 per cent. Evan Davis and guests discuss why this has happened and whether it matters? What has happened... to Margaret Thatcher's dream of creating a nation of shareholders? Over the last decade there's been a big increase in the amount of foreign ownership. ONS figures show foreign investors now own over fifty per cent of shares listed on the stock exchange.
| Series: | The Bottom Line |
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| First transmission date: | 22-02-2018 |
| Original broadcast channel: | BBC Radio4 |
| Published: | 2018 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:27:46 |
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| Producer: | Julie Ball |
| Presenter: | Evan Davis |
| Contributors: | John Dawson; Gillian Karran-Cumberlege; Gervais Wiliams |
| Link to related site: | BBC Radio4 website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09rznjb |
| Keyword(s): | Statera |
| Production number: | 230896 |
| Videofinder number: | 230896 |
| Available to public: | no |
