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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
A globally recognised data exchange standard

This page gathers mentions of and references to the Beneficial Ownership Standard by partners of Open Ownership and other international actors.

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Open Ownership is recruiting a new International Advisory Board

As Open Ownership prepares to enter a new strategy cycle, we are recruiting members for a new International Advisory Board.

Written by Thom Townsend

Published: 05 December 2024
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Innovating for change: Tackling corruption with a new Task Force on Interoperable Beneficial Ownership Data

Open Ownership, in partnership with the Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime and the London Stock Exchange Group Risk Intelligence, is launching a Task Force on Interoperable Beneficial Ownership Data. This initiative seeks to advance technology and data governance innovations to combat transnational corruption. Here, we outline the rationale for this approach and the Task Force's upcoming work.

Written by Open Ownership

Published: 04 December 2024
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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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Transparency International Malaysia questions denial of public access to information on beneficial owners

Written by Raymon Ram
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Companies House starts to verify identities

Written by Companies House
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Strict anti-money laundering laws must be enforced to block 'dirty transactions' from corruption

Written by Kittidet Chanthangkun