##  [State-Owned Enterprise](/index.php/state-owned-enterprise) 

  ##  [State-Owned Enterprise](https://social.quantumdictionary.io/state-owned-enterprise-0) 

  

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Definition

An enterprise in which a government holds sufficient ownership or statutory control to determine strategic objectives, governance or major financial decisions, established to produce goods or services and to pursue public-policy objectives that may include social, strategic or commercial aims.