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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
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

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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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Early impacts of public registers of beneficial ownership: 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
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Early impacts of public registers of beneficial ownership: Slovakia

Slovakia was among the first countries in the world to implement a public beneficial ownership register and is a member of the Beneficial Ownership Leadership Group. Slovakian public beneficial ownership data was used to expose alleged cases of wrongdoing

Written by Tymon Kiepe , Victor Ponsford, Louise Russell-Prywata

Published: 01 October 2020

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Christmas Comes Early in the EU for Kleptocrats, Terrorists and Money Launderers

Written by Charlotte Gill, Charles Kuhn
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Access to EU public registers ends: ‘We are going back to era of corporate secrecy’

Written by Kate Beioley
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European countries begin taking down public company registers after ruling

Written by Kate Beioley, Cynthia O’Murchu