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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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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
Blog post Opening Extractives

Ghana: Unlocking ownership data for accountability in the extractive sector

This impact story highlights how Ghana is improving data integrity, licensing oversight, and public accountability through the Opening Extractives programme, jointly implemented by the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and Open Ownership

Written by Nyasha Vera

Published: 20 October 2025
Event

Research symposium on beneficial ownership transparency

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 are hosting the 2026 Research symposium: Evidence and impact of beneficial ownership transparency

Written by Open Ownership

Published: 22 September 2025

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Int’l Partners Laud Liberia’s Progress in Beneficial Ownership Reform

Written by Daily Observer
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Workshop held on the use of Beneficial Owner information to strengthen investigations of economic and financial crimes, including money laundering

Written by Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas, Gobierno del Paraguay
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These are the six people vying for one of South Africa’s most important jobs

Written by Kimberley Kersten