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The minimum percentage of the statutory surplus reserve fund balance over registered capital, below which the fund cannot be used to fund previous years' losses, for business expansion, or converted into share capital by (a) issuing new shares to existing shareholders in proportion to their shareholding, or (b) increasing the par value of the shares currently held by them.

No definition available.

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The percentage of net income required to be transferred to a statutory surplus reserve fund under foreign accounting rules and regulations.

No definition available.

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Statutory Reserve [Line Items]

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The amount of the statutory surplus reserve fund balance as of the reporting date. The surplus reserve fund is non-distributable other than during liquidation and can be used to fund previous years' losses, if any, and may be utilized for business expansion or converted into share capital by issuing new shares to existing shareholders in proportion to their shareholding or by increasing the par value of the shares currently held by them provided that the remaining reserve balance after such issue is not less than 25% of the registered capital.

No definition available.

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The statutory reserve fund balance as a percentage of accumulated earnings and profits determined in accordance with foreign government accounting rules and regulations.

No definition available.