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What we really mean when we talk about verification: Truth verification (part 4 of 4)

blogs Zosia Sztykowski · Apr 2018

So far in this series on verification of beneficial ownership data, we have given you an overview of what the term really means when applied to beneficial ownership, discussed how to tell if someone is who they say they are...

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Beneficial ownership transparency in Ukraine: what’s next?

blogs Zosia Sztykowski · Apr 2018

In 2016 Ukraine became the second country in the world (after the UK) to implement a public register of the beneficial owners of corporate entities registered in country. It subsequently became the first country in the world to commit to...

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What we really mean when we talk about verification: Validation (part 3 of 4)

blogs Zosia Sztykowski and Chris Taggart · Mar 2018

Welcome to the third instalment of our four-part blog post series on verification. To recap, in our first post, we broke down the term “verification” into three distinct steps:

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Ukrainian beneficial ownership data now available

news Zosia Sztykowski · Jan 2018

The OpenOwnership Register has been updated to include information about the beneficial owners of over 240,000 Ukrainian companies.

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Open Call: Governance consultant

news Zosia Sztykowski · Dec 2017

OpenOwnership seeks a governance consultant to work with the Steering Group and staff to help us formalise and adopt an efficient and effective governance structure as we move into the second phase of the project.

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OpenOwnership is recruiting!

news Zosia Sztykowski · Nov 2017

Each year, billions of dollars in illicit funds – the fruits of crime, corruption or tax evasion – pass through anonymous companies. They are the most popular getaway vehicle for grand corruption by far, designed to allow their owners to...

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