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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.

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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

  • BODS Nodes

    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.

Latest blog posts

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    Milestones and momentum: The journey of the Philippines in beneficial ownership transparency reform

    The Philippines has recently been removed from the Financial Action Task Force's grey list. In this piece, we explore the journey of the country's beneficial ownership transparency reform and our work to support them.

    Written by Emily Manuel , Rebecca Wong

    Published: 16 May 2025

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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

Case studies

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    Use and impact of public beneficial ownership registers: Denmark

    This impact story shows how effective beneficial ownership transparency (BOT) reforms in the country have helped government, private sector, and civil society actors advance domestic policy objectives

    Written by Julie Rialet

    Published: 15 December 2023

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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

Press mentions

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    From starting a business to AML enforcement, LEIs loom large

    Written by Chris Burt

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    By working together, African governments can tackle illicit finance

    Written by Favour Ime

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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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