In 2019, there were approximately 311 companies operating in the manufacturing sector in South Korea that were subject to cross-shareholding restrictions. Wholesale and retail trade ranked second, with around 178 companies subject to such restrictions.
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The South Korean Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act prohibits circular shareholding of business groups with total assets of ten trillion South Korean won or more. According to the law, a member company of a business group subject to limitations on circular shareholding "shall neither acquire nor hold shares of any affiliate that, in turn, acquires or holds shares of that member company."
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Statistics Korea. (December 14, 2020). Number of companies subject to limitations on cross-shareholding in South Korea in 2019, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314684/south-korea-companies-subject-to-limitations-on-cross-shareholding-by-industry/
Statistics Korea. "Number of companies subject to limitations on cross-shareholding in South Korea in 2019, by industry." Chart. December 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314684/south-korea-companies-subject-to-limitations-on-cross-shareholding-by-industry/
Statistics Korea. (2020). Number of companies subject to limitations on cross-shareholding in South Korea in 2019, by industry. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314684/south-korea-companies-subject-to-limitations-on-cross-shareholding-by-industry/
Statistics Korea. "Number of Companies Subject to Limitations on Cross-shareholding in South Korea in 2019, by Industry." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314684/south-korea-companies-subject-to-limitations-on-cross-shareholding-by-industry/
Statistics Korea, Number of companies subject to limitations on cross-shareholding in South Korea in 2019, by industry Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314684/south-korea-companies-subject-to-limitations-on-cross-shareholding-by-industry/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of companies subject to limitations on cross-shareholding in South Korea in 2019, by industry [Graph], Statistics Korea, December 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314684/south-korea-companies-subject-to-limitations-on-cross-shareholding-by-industry/