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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
The Open Ownership map: Worldwide commitments and action

Discover commitments that countries have made to beneficial ownership transparency, which countries have implemented central or public registers, and visit country profile pages
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Blog post Opening Extractives

Beneficial ownership transparency: An urgent agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean

Opening Extractives event demonstrates growing community of practice and momentum on beneficial ownership transparency in the region

Written by Lucia Cirimello, Esteban Manteca Melgarejo

Published: 22 March 2023
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What can global governance teach us about beneficial ownership policy?

In this guest blog post, Angus Barry discusses how governments respond to international pressure and domestic policy goals in deciding whether and how to pass corporate transparency laws, and create effective corporate transparency systems.

Written by Angus Barry

Published: 22 March 2023
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Meet Mutale and Emily

Meet Mutale Mukuka and Emily Manuel, the two newest members of staff at Open Ownership

Written by Kathryn Davies

Published: 14 March 2023