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Open Ownership drives the global shift towards transparency and accountability in corporate ownership and control

⟴ We enable accurate and complete beneficial ownership disclosures

⟴ We support governments to make high-quality data shareable, and educate others on how to use it

⟴ This reduces corruption and tax evasion, gives fair development opportunities and builds societal trust

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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

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    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

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    Guidance

    Guide to drafting effective legislation for beneficial ownership transparency

    This guide supports those involved in drafting and reviewing laws to understand the elements that constitute effective legislation for implementing beneficial ownership transparency reforms, laying the groundwork for establishing a beneficial ownership register

    Written by Favour Ime , Tymon Kiepe

    Published: 28 August 2024

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    Terms of reference for researcher: Methodology for measuring the impact of beneficial ownership transparency on public procurement

    Open Ownership seeks an experienced consultant to support the development of a programme of work that accelerates the measurement of economic and social impacts of BOT reforms.

    Published: 05 May 2025

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    Terms of reference: Short-term legal consultancy in Bhutan

    Open Ownership is seeking a legal consultant to support the review of Bhutan’s legislative and regulatory framework on beneficial ownership transparency

    Published: 29 April 2025

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    Three reasons why the Financing for Development Outcome Document should commit to ending company secrecy

    Knowing who ultimately owns, controls, and benefits from companies, other legal entities, and certain high-value assets is crucial for effective public resource mobilisation. In this blog post, we highlight why the Financing for Development Outcome Document should commit to ending company secrecy.

    Written by Agustina De Luca

    Published: 25 April 2025

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    Research report

    Understanding beneficial ownership data use

    Open Ownership has conducted primary qualitative research on the use of beneficial ownership data. This report outlines the conceptual framework and lessons learned for effective and user-centred implementation of beneficial ownership transparency reforms

    Written by Julie Rialet

    Published: 14 April 2025

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    Briefing

    Sufficiently detailed beneficial ownership information

    This policy briefing emphasises the importance of having sufficient detail in beneficial ownership information, and provides guidance for policymakers and registrars on how to achieve this

    Written by Alanna Markle

    Published: 01 April 2025

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    Briefing Tax

    Leveraging information about ownership networks to improve taxation

    This briefing explores how tax authorities can effectively use the beneficial ownership information of legal vehicles from central registers and other kinds of information relevant to understanding these networks

    Written by Tymon Kiepe

    Published: 18 March 2025

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