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  1. Mar 2017
    1. Type: The ultimate beneficial owner of a legal entity is always a natural person. List options: [ ‘naturalPerson’ ]

      Clarification requested:

      If Company A has as a shareholder Company B which is owned by Person C and Person D the standard will only include the persons but not Company B?

  2. Oct 2016
    1. Our key data innovation is the use of a rich dataset on cross-border banking from the Bankfor International Settlements (BIS) to construct a novel measure of hidden wealth. The BIS datacontains information about foreign deposits in major havens such as Switzerland, Luxembourg,Cayman Islands, Bahamas, Jersey and Singapore at the bilateral level.

      Interesting data source.

  3. Apr 2016
    1. The aspiration emerging from the meeting last week is to create an obligation on reporting and publishing beneficial ownership information, made publicly available in a register maintained by the Register General's department. It will also become part of regular reporting by GHEITI. The goal is also for Ghana's beneficial ownership disclosures to be made in an open data format that facilitates linkages with other information platforms domestically, as well as internationally, for example with the proposed global beneficial ownership register.
      • Meeting indicates emerging support for a public beneficial ownership register in Ghana.
      • Many stakeholders engaged: GHEITI, OGP, MOF
      • Mention of #opendata and links to global BO register
    1. Drivers will remain independent contractors, not employees;

      Uber getting off the hook.

  4. Dec 2015
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  6. Nov 2014