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Open Ownership's blog is the space where our colleagues, or invited guests, can share their thinking on all aspects of beneficial ownership transparency reform around the world
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Lessons from building a prototype single-search tool for beneficial ownership registers
In this emerging thinking piece, our Data Support Manager Miranda Evans describes the lessons learned in a recent experiment by Open Ownership, building a prototype single-search tool for beneficial ownership registers.
Written by Miranda Evans
Published: 07 March 2025
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Open Ownership welcomes new team members
In this blog post, we learn more about Open Ownership’s two new colleagues, Christopher Barwa from Namibia and Maria Jofre from Chile.
Written by Open Ownership
Published: 06 February 2025
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To finance development, tax agencies need to know who owns what
Tax dodging and corruption are draining billions from development. This blog post discusses how knowing who owns what can empower tax authorities to combat illicit financial flows and secure vital funds for public services.
Written by Alanna Markle
Published: 27 January 2025
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Event – Legislating for impact: Establishing beneficial ownership transparency frameworks in Asia Pacific
Watch the recording of our hybrid event, Legislating for impact: Establishing beneficial ownership transparency frameworks in Asia Pacific, during the 2024 OGP Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting.
Written by Open Ownership
Published: 24 January 2025
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Data Standard Working Group Meeting - February 2025
Join the next Beneficial Ownership Data Standard working group call to help push the standard forward.
Written by Open Ownership
Published: 23 January 2025
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For wealth taxes to work, governments need to know who owns what
Wealth taxes are high on the policy agenda – a key theme at this year’s G20, and proposed as a solution to help countries find the USD 1 trillion annual financing needed to meet United Nations (UN) climate goals. To effectively enforce wealth taxes, governments need to get better at collecting and sharing data on where the super-rich hold their money.
Written by Louise Russell-Prywata
Published: 19 November 2024
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