Blog posts on beneficial ownership from Open Ownership
Blog posts
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Updating the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard RDF vocabulary to help linked data users
This blog post explains how Open Ownership and Open Data Services have updated the Resource Description Framework (RDF) vocabulary for the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard to support people who want to use beneficial ownership data in a linked format.
Written by Amy Guy
Published: 11 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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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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Beneficial ownership data in extractive licensing: One year in
This blog post explores how the Opening Extractives team has worked with various countries over the past year to integrate beneficial ownership information into key decision-making processes for extractive licences and contracts
Written by Phoebe Williams
Published: 11 September 2024
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Landmark Philippine procurement law contains key provisions on beneficial ownership
This blog post explores the New Government Procurement Act (Republic Act No. 12009), signed into law 20 July 2024, and its key provisions on beneficial ownership
Written by Emily Manuel , Kirbee Tibayan
Published: 04 September 2024
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The power of partnerships to combat corruption
This blog post presents an interview with Kari Lucas, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer at UNODC, and Louise Russell-Prywata, Deputy Executive Director of Open Ownership, about the joint efforts of both organisations to ensure that beneficial ownership data is not only available but also utilised to maximise its impact in the fight against corruption
Written by Agustina De Luca , Kathryn Davies
Published: 04 September 2024