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A company register is a register of organizations in the jurisdiction they operate under.
Contents
A statistical business register has a different purpose than a company register. While commercial/trade register serves a purpose of protection, accountability and control, a statistical register plays a central part in a system of official economic statistics at a national statistics office.
Company registers in the world
Each country has its own features with regard to company registrar, contents, purpose, public availability.
Registrar
Registrar is a public authority responsible for managing corresponding registry. Companies registry can be managed by courts (Germany, Austria) or government offices (United Kingdom, Ukraine).
Openness
According to ratings published by OpenCorporates, Denmark and United Kingdom are the leaders with regard to openness of information available in a companies register. Registries/registrars in these countries are named, correspondingly, Central Business Register and Companies House.