Behind a Wall: Investigating Company and Real Estate Ownership in France
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Despite transparency rules, the vast majority of corporate-owned real estate in France is held anonymously.
G20 Leaders or Laggards? Reviewing G20 Promises on Ending Anonymous Companies
The issue of anonymous companies has risen in prominence on the global agenda. Yet, in 2015, our analysis of how well G20 members were implementing the G20 Beneficial Ownership Principles showed that 15 of the G20 members had weak or average beneficial ownership legal frameworks. This publication, G20 Leaders or Laggards?, updates that assessment.
Read the executive summary and the full report.
Country reports on G20 Beneficial Ownership Principles:
- USA
- Canada
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Despite strong early pledges following the invasion of Ukraine, G7 and other leading economies are not sufficiently equipped to bring Russia's kleptocrats to justice, report finds.
Access denied? Availability and accessibility of beneficial ownership data in the European Union
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Delays in establishing public registers and accessibility barriers undermine EU’s progress in ending kleptocratic abuse of anonymous companies.
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