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What is beneficial ownership transparency?

Beneficial ownership transparency reveals how companies and other legal entities or arrangements are owned and controlled by their beneficial owners

Published: 03 March 2022
Open Ownership map: Worldwide action on beneficial ownership transparency

Discover which countries have planned or are implementing beneficial ownership transparency reforms, which countries have launched live central registers, and visit country or regional profile pages
Multilingual resources

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Guidance

A guide to doing user research for beneficial ownership systems

This guide to doing user research is for all implementers of beneficial ownership registers – from in-house digital teams, to specialised contractors, to teams creating commercial off-the-shelf products.

Written by Open Ownership

Published: 24 October 2024
Briefing

Beneficial ownership transparency: A fundamental reform to accelerate sustainable development

This document outlines Open Ownership’s inputs to the Elements Paper of the Fourth Financing for Development Conference.

Written by Agustina De Luca

Published: 15 October 2024
Guidance

Beneficial Ownership Transparency: A Guide for Parliaments

This guidance, jointly developed by NDI and Open Ownership, aims to clarify the role of legislatures in enacting and implementing effective BOT legislation.

Written by Corina Rebegea, Tymon Kiepe

Published: 30 September 2024