Terms Used In Florida Statutes 663.313

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • International development bank: means a corporation established for the purpose of promoting development in foreign countries by directly or indirectly making funding available to foreign business enterprises or foreign governments or by providing financing in connection with import-export transactions. See Florida Statutes 663.301
  • Regional development bank: means a for-profit banking institution:

(1) At least a majority of the shares of stock of an international development bank organized under chapter 617 as a corporation not for profit shall be owned by one or more domestic or foreign not-for-profit entities.
(2) Subject to the limitations contained in subsections (1) and (3), shares of stock of an international development bank organized under chapter 617 as a corporation not for profit may be owned by domestic or foreign international for-profit business entities.
(3) A for-profit business entity shall not own more than 10 percent of the shares of stock of an international development bank organized under chapter 617 as a corporation not for profit.
(4) All of the shares of voting stock of an international development bank organized under part I of chapter 607 as a corporation for profit shall be owned by a regional development bank or by one or more wholly owned subsidiaries of a regional development bank.