What is GDR?

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Global Depositary Receipt - GDR

What Does Global Depositary Receipt - GDR Mean?
1. A bank certificate issued in more than one country for
shares in a foreign company. The shares are held by a
foreign branch of an international bank. The shares trade
as domestic shares, but are offered for sale globally
through the various bank branches.

2. A financial instrument used by private markets to raise
capital denominated in either U.S. dollars or euros.

Investopedia explains Global Depositary Receipt - GDR in
plain english...
1. A GDR is very similar to an American Depositary Receipt.

2. These instruments are called EDRs when private markets
are attempting to obtain euros.

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