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Case studies about the impact of beneficial ownership transparency.

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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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