Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

Entreprise Économique Publique

English translation:

State Economic Enterprises

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Sep 22, 2001 06:11
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French term

Entreprise Économique Publique

Non-PRO French to English Bus/Financial
What kind of company is this? How does one translate it?

TIA

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State Economic Enterprises

That is not a company nor it is similar to public companies of west ( in a lot of aspects)
That is state-owned enterprises but has some philosophy behind:
in underdeveloped countries or less developed countries since entrepreneurs were not enough both in number and capital , in such countries, state undertook development duty wich might be otherwise made by normal entrepreneurs /capital owners, so
both state and Enterprises ( as a form of entrepreneurial leadership) were established. They establishde huge factories, trading companies, airlines, and any and all thing whic can be tought as Enterprise.
"State Economic Enterprises " hits about 1.000 in google
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I also found Public Economic Enterprises, which actually fits perfectly, but you have come closest, so thankyou! "
14 mins

publically traded company

I'm pretty sure this is a publically traded company, with shares bought and sold at public auction in a stock market.
Reference:

exp.

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state-owned company

'Economie publique' is not a term used in this context. It means political economy oder economics. In Switzerland and Belgium, the term is used to describe the economic affairs departement of the state.

The equivalent for state-owned company is simply "entreprise publique"
privately owned: "entreprise privée"

HTH Wish you a good weekend
Maya
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11 hrs

a few alternatives

GDT
public enterprise

Syn.
state enterprise


Terme(s) apparenté(s)
public undertaking
entreprise publique n. f.


Déf. :
Entreprise industrielle et commerciale relevant de l'État ou d'une collectivité publique dont le capital n'est pas en majorité privé.


Note :
Sont des entreprises publiques : - les établissements publics à caractère industriel et commercial. Ex. : Électricité de France. - les sociétés à capital public. Ex. : Banques nationalisées. - les sociétés d'économie mixte. Ex. : Sociétés nationales de constructions aéronautiques. En Suisse, l'entreprise publique est souvent désignée par les termes d'« établissement », de « régie » et simplement d'entreprise. Ex. : L'entreprise des P.T.T.

Eur-Lex translates "entreprise public" as "public undertaking"

Again, GDT under
entreprise publique économique

government controlled corporation

société contrôlée par l'État n. f.


Déf. :
Société commerciale, autre qu'une société d'État, dans laquelle l'État détient un bloc de contrôle.


Note :
En France, il existe des sociétés d'économie mixte, entreprises où sont associées des personnes morales de droit public et de droit privé, et qui obéissent à des critères de gestion capitalistes et sont contrôlées par l'Administration. En Belgique, les entreprises de ce genre sont connues sous le nom d'« entreprises publiques économiques ».


hope this helps

paola l m


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