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Did you miss our first newsletter of the year? In the latest edition of Disclosure, we reflect on 2025 and look forward to the year ahead, sharing global updates on #BeneficialOwnership #transparency as well as new research and upcoming events.

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In it Alanna Markle, Ondrej Blažo, and Daniel Zigo share how by revealing who truly owns and controls companies, #BeneficialOwnership #transparency reforms can help.

Read the full piece above to find out more.

Last month, we shared our first working paper of the year – a starter guide on measuring the impact of beneficial ownership transparency in #PublicProcurement

www.openownership.org/en/publicati...

Opening remarks were delivered by Alanna Markle (OO), Yara Esquivel (WBG), and @thomtownsend.bsky.social (OO), and the keynote speech was delivered by @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social (CSC/US).

We look forward to engaging discussions over the next two days.

We are pleased to convene almost 40 speakers presenting their research, and we are joined in person and online by people from over 140 organisations, with over 50 countries

Today, Open Ownership is delighted to kick off our research symposium on the evidence and impact of #BeneficialOwnership #transparency, in partnership with the World Bank Group BOT Thematic Working Group and @sussexscsc.bsky.social at @sussex.ac.uk

This will be exciting. Make sure to join and meet us there to discuss #beneficialownership in #publicprocurement! 🏢 👥 💼

In our latest #OpeningExtractives impact story, we share how #Senegal has enhanced legal reforms, enabling public access to ownership data and increasing #BeneficialOwnership #transparency

Opening Extractives is jointly implemented by Open Ownership and EITI

www.openownership.org/en/blog/sene...

⏰ Last chance to register! Join us online at our research symposium on #BeneficialOwnership #transparency, co-organised with the World Bank and the Centre for the Study of Corruption at the University of Sussex.

Register here: bit.ly/oo-wbg-csc-s...

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Here, Maria Jofre and Tymon Kiepe draw on four case studies from Canada, Estonia, England and Wales, and Scotland, asking how we can bridge the gap for effective asset transparency.

Read the full piece to find out more.

We’re delighted to share our latest working paper on #BeneficialOwnership and land registry data for legal vehicles.

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With support from #OpeningExtractives, our joint programme with EITI, the #Philippines has been steadily improving the availability & use of #BeneficialOwnership data, strengthening extractive governance, transparency, & accountability.

See our impact story: www.openownership.org/en/blog/phil...

The symposium is co-organised with the World Bank BOT Thematic Working Group and the Centre for the Study of Corruption at the University of Sussex, and there is still space to attend online.

Find out more: bit.ly/oo-wbg-csc-s...

@sussexscsc.bsky.social

🗓️ Don’t forget, there is still time to register for next week’s research symposium on the evidence and impact of #BeneficialOwnership #transparency!

⏰There's still time to register!

Join us online for our research symposium on evidence & impact of #BeneficialOwnership #transparency, co-organised w. World Bank Group BOT Thematic Working Group and Centre for the Study of Corruption @sussex.ac.uk

💻 Agenda & online reg: bit.ly/oo-wbg-csc-symposium

👀While you’re preparing your #IACC2026 workshop proposal, don’t miss the key rules and requirements.

🔗Find all the info you need and apply now here: iaccseries.org/dominican-re...

Deadline: 23 February 2026 , time is running out

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DepEd partners with Open Ownership to boost transparency in procurement MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday signed a memorandum of agreement with the international organization Open Ownership to boost transparency in the procurement of the ed...

and other education services are delivered faster.

Read more: www.manilatimes.net/2026/02/02/n...

particularly in the education sector, where government spending is substantial and geographically widespread.

Education Secretary Sonny Angara said the move will help reduce risks in procurement and ensure that classrooms, textbooks, school buildings...

Beneficial ownership refers to who really owns or benefits from companies doing business with the government, not just the names listed on official documents.

DepEd said the collaboration aims to strengthen integrity and risk detection in #PublicProcurement...

DepEd is the country’s largest procuring agency, supported by a record 2026 budget. The partnership, formalised month week through a memorandum of agreement, will allow DepEd to test the use of #BeneficialOwnership data in its procurement as part of a pilot project.

Open Ownership is partnering with the Department of Education of the Philippines to make government spending on education more transparent and accountable.

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The #UNECOSOC Special Meeting on Financial Integrity was mandated by the Compromiso de Sevilla, the outcome document of the 4th Financing for Development Conference #FfD4

#iffs #beneficialownership | Open Ownership “I want to focus on the most important data that is not being shared globally - beneficial ownership data. Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Mutual Evaluations have found that this is critical inform...

“I want to focus on the most important data that is not being shared globally - #BeneficialOwnership data. FATF Mutual Evaluations have found that this is critical information, but its availability, accuracy and timeliness is always a challenge.”

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This week, @unecosoc.bsky.social held its inaugural Special Meeting on Financial Integrity. The Chair of Open Ownership’s International Advisory Board, Xolisile Khanyile, gave a statement in her role as Chair of the Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime.

More: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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 Transpa...

Register now to attend remotely.

Please note, space is limited so early registration is encouraged. We will contact you if your registration to attend online has been successful.

Find the agenda, details on the symposium and online registration link here: www.openownership.org/en/blog/regi...

Online event: Register to join our research symposium on #BeneficialOwnership #transparency remotely

Open Ownership is co-organising a research symposium on evidence and impact of BOT with the World Bank BOT Thematic Working Group and the Centre for the Study of Corruption (@sussex.ac.uk)

Bridging the gap for effective asset transparency: Analysing land registers and beneficial ownership data for legal vehicles Drawing on four case studies, this working paper examines how land registers can support effective asset transparency by assessing the extent to which land registration systems can be connected to ben...

Read the full working paper: www.openownership.org/en/publicati...

Examples:
🔵HM Land Registry in England and Wales, United Kingdom (UK)
🔵Estonian Land Register (Kinnistusraamat)
🔵Scotland’s Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land
🔵British Columbia, Canada’s Land Owner Transparency Registry

Drawing on four case studies, this working paper examines how land registers can support effective asset transparency by assessing the extent to which land registration systems can be connected to beneficial ownership information for legal vehicles.