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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.

Event

Join us online: Research symposium on beneficial ownership transparency

Register now to attend the 2026 Research symposium: Evidence and impact of beneficial ownership transparency online, co-organised by Open Ownership, the World Bank Group’s Beneficial Ownership Transparency Thematic Working Group, and the Centre for the Study of Corruption at the University of Sussex.

Written by Open Ownership

Published: 27 January 2026
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Philippines: Using beneficial ownership data to strengthen extractive governance, transparency and accountability

This impact story explores how the Philippines, with support from Opening Extractives, is improving availability and use of beneficial ownership data

Written by Nyasha Vera, Opening Extractives

Published: 23 January 2026
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Beneficial ownership transparency and the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation: Connecting information to strengthen fair and effective tax systems

As governments meet in Nairobi to negotiate the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation, we explore the opportunity to strengthen how governments exchange and use information about who ultimately owns and controls wealth and assets.

Written by Open Ownership

Published: 11 November 2025

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DepEd partners with Open Ownership to boost transparency in procurement

Written by Reina C. Tolentino
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PACRA, Partners Roll Out Major Business Ownership Transparency Project

Written by Lazarous Tembo
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PACRA unveils three-year plan to modernize Zambia’s beneficial ownership registers, promote integrity

Written by Augustine Sichula