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Impact

Learn how countries are taking steps towards beneficial ownership transparency, and the benefits it brings.


This page features the Open Ownership map, showing worldwide commitments and action towards beneficial ownership transparency, and then shows recent case studies, press mentions and news articles. If you would like to discover more resources relating to impact, please visit our comprehensive search function from the top menu.

  • Open Ownership Map - 10th October 2023

    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

  • The Beneficial Ownership Leadership Group

    The Beneficial Ownership Leadership Group

    The Beneficial Ownership Leadership Group was formed in 2019 to drive the global policy shift towards free, open beneficial ownership data

    Published: 10 March 2022

Case studies

  • What’s in it for business? The US case – cover image
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    What’s in it for business? The US case: Lessons from private sector and civil society advocacy for beneficial ownership transparency reforms

    This case study highlights learnings from the decade-long effort to bring about beneficial ownership reform in the US. It presents useful lessons to help those in civil society and the private sector to support beneficial ownership transparency reforms in other countries

    Written by Julie Rialet , Mark Hays

    Published: 22 May 2023

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    Case study

    Early impacts of public beneficial ownership registers: Ukraine

    In 2015, Ukraine became the first country in the world to launch a public register of the beneficial owners of corporate entities registered in the country. This report provides an overview of the register’s origins and evolution, then explores its impact

    Written by Alanna Markle

    Published: 01 February 2022

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    Case study

    Early impacts of public beneficial ownership registers: United Kingdom

    The UK was the first country in the world to commit to making beneficial ownership transparent. In 2016 it launched its public beneficial ownership – or Persons of Significant Control (PSC) – register

    Written by Chinwe Ekene Ezeigbo, Tymon Kiepe , Louise Russell-Prywata

    Published: 01 April 2021

Press mentions

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    Shareholders vs. UBOs: A subtle distinction with big consequences in the fight against financial crime

    Written by Jackson Torchia

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    Reform Space to Watch: Strengthening Anti-Corruption Measures in the United Kingdom

    Written by Kristen Rose

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    Written by hetq

Latest blog posts

  • Nigeria data challenge
    Blog post Open Ownership Register

    The Nigerian Data Challenge – two examples of how public access and data quality influence investigations

    As part of our Nigerian Data Challenge, Zeke Hunter-Green and Boris Kusovski looked into publicly-available beneficial ownership data concerning Nigeria. This blogpost explores their methods, analysis and findings, and discusses how important publicly-available data was to their work.

    Written by Agustina De Luca , Kathryn Davies

    Published: 20 November 2023

  • Abuja peer learning exchange participants
    Blog post

    Strengthening beneficial ownership reform across Africa through peer learning

    In June 2023, representatives of corporate registries, trust authorities and financial intelligence units from Kenya, Liberia, Namibia, Nigeria, and South Africa convened in Abuja for a peer learning event

    Written by Favour Ime

    Published: 08 August 2023

  • Ukraine Recovery Conference 2023
    Blog post

    World leaders: beneficial ownership transparency is a key building block for Ukraine’s future and beyond

    The high-level Ukraine Recovery Conference saw world leaders speak of Ukraine’s investment potential and the role of the private sector in driving recovery, with a clear link to the need for beneficial ownership transparency

    Written by Louise Russell-Prywata

    Published: 03 July 2023

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