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Who controls and benefits from companies in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Insights from the Open Government Partnership's Open Americas event in the Dominican Republic with a focus on challenges and opportunities for advancing beneficial ownership transparency in the region
Written by Agustina De Luca
Published: 21 October 2022
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IMF/WB Annual Meetings: beneficial ownership transparency high on the agenda
Transparency around who truly owns and controls companies is a crucial part of the puzzle in dealing with these complex issues, both in the shift towards clean energy and in strengthening measures against corruption, tax evasion, and more
Written by Louise Russell-Prywata , Isabelle Kermeen
Published: 14 October 2022
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Three continents, five projects, one goal: Improving extractives transparency
Using data to learn more about the real owners of extractive companies, promote good governance, and prevent corruption is at the heart of the new data use projects supported by the Opening Extractives programme
Written by Julie Rialet
Published: 29 September 2022
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The value of connecting beneficial ownership data across the European Union
This blog post describes the value of connecting beneficial ownership data across the European Union, including the need for structured and interoperable beneficial ownership data in line with an approved data standard such as the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard
Written by Stephen Abbott Pugh
Published: 27 September 2022
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Delve into beneficial ownership data using our new analysis notebook
This blog post introduces Open Ownership’s first data analysis notebook. This free tool can help any user of beneficial ownership data get answers in seconds to questions relating to the detail, coverage, and timeliness of their data. The tool also enables users to present these findings in an accessible report
Written by Stephen Abbott Pugh , Lewis Spurgin
Published: 18 August 2022
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A first (quick) look at the verification mechanism of the new UK Register of Overseas Entities
This Open Ownership long read blog post is an initial rapid analysis of the verification mechanism of the new UK Register of Overseas Entities
Written by Tymon Kiepe , Thom Townsend
Published: 17 August 2022